A90293:202
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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therefore secondly, we say, that Adam being the root, and head of all humane kind, and we all branches from that root, all parts of that body, whereof he was ⟨p. 74⟩the head, 1his will may be said to be ours, we were then all that one man, we were all in him, and had no other will but his; so that though that be extrinsical unto us, considered as particular persons, yet it is intrinsical, as we are all parts of one common nature: as in him we sinned, so in him we had a will of sinning: thirdly,2 Original sin, is a defect of nature, and not of this, or that, particular person, whereon Alvarez grounds this difference, of actual, and original sin, that the one is always committed by the proper will of the sinner, to the other, is required only the will of our first parent, who was the head of humane nature.
therefore secondly, we say, that Adam being the roote, and head of all humane kinde, and we all branches from that root, all parts of that body, whereof he was ⟨p. 74⟩the head, 1his will may be said to be ours, we were then all that one man, we were all in him, and had no other will but his; so that though that be extrinsecall unto us, considered as particular persons, yet it is intrinsecall, as we are all parts of one common nature: as in him we sinned, so in him we had a will of sinning: thirdly,2 Originall sinne, is a defect of nature, and not of this, or that, particular person, whereon Alvarez grounds this difference, of actuall, and originall sinne, that the one is alwayes committed by the proper will of the sinner, to the other, is required only the will of our first parent, who was the head of humane nature.
- 1Omnes eramus unus ille homo: Aug.
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