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Theomachia autexousiastikē
Theomachia autexousiastikē: or, A display of Arminianism. Being a discovery of the old Pelagian idol free-will, with the new goddess contingency, advancing themselves, into the throne of the God of heaven to the prejudice of his grace, providence, and supreme dominion over the children of men. Wherein the main errors of the Arminians are laid open, by which they are fallen off from the received doctrine of all the reformed churches, with their opposition in divers particulars to the doctrine established in the Church of England. Discovered out of their own writings and confessions, and confuted by the Word of God. / By John Owen, Master of Arts of Queens College in Oxon.Theomachia autexousiastikē: or, A display of Arminianisme. Being a discovery of the old Pelagian idol free-will, with the new goddesse contingency, advancing themselves, into the throne of the God of heaven to the prejudice of his grace, providence, and supreme dominion over the children of men. Wherein the maine errors of the Arminians are laid open, by which they are fallen off from the received doctrine of all the reformed churches, with their opposition in divers particulars to the doctrine established in the Church of England. Discovered out of their owne writings and confessions, and confuted by the Word of God. / By Iohn Owen, Master of Arts of Queens Colledge in Oxon.
London: printed by I.L. for Phil. Stephens, 1643
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Secondly, The opposition that is made between the righteousness of Christ, and the sin of Adam, Rom. 5. which is the proper seat of this doctrine, showeth that there is in our nature an inbred sinful corruption, for the sin of Adam holds such relation unto sinners, proceeding from him by natural propagation, as the righteousness of Christ, doth unto them, who are borne again of him by spiritual regeneration: but we are truly intrinsically and inherently sanctified, by the spirit and grace of Christ: and therefore there is no reason, why being so often in this Chapter called sinners, because of this original sin, we ⟨p. 72⟩should cast it off, as if we were concerned only by an external denomination, for the right institution of the comparison, and its Analogy quite overthrows the solitary imputation.
Secondly, The opposition that is made between the righteousnesse of Christ, and the sinne of Adam, Rom. 5. which is the proper seat of this doctrine, sheweth that there is in our nature an inbred sinfull corruption, for the sinne of Adam holds such relation unto sinners, proceeding from him by naturall propagation, as the righteousnesse of Christ, doth unto them, who are borne againe of him by spirituall regeneration: but we are truly intrinsecally and inherently sanctified, by the spirit and grace of Christ: and therefore there is no reason, why being so often in this Chapter called sinners, because of this originall sinne, we ⟨p. 72⟩should cast it off, as if we were concerned only by an externall denomination, for the right institution of the comparison, and its Analogie quite overthrows the solitary imputation.
Thirdly, All those places of Scripture, which assert the proneness of our nature to all evil, and the utter disability that is in us to do any good, that wretched opposition to the power of godliness, wherewith from the womb we are replenished, confirms the same truth: but of these places, I shall have occasion to speak hereafter.