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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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Thirdly, the final desert of original sin, as our article speaketh, is damnation: the wrath of God to be poured on us, in eternal torments of body and soul. To this end also many previous judgements of God, are subservient: as the privation of original righteousness, which he took, and withheld, upon Adams throwing it away: spiritual desertion, permission of sin, with all other destroying depravations of our nature, as far as they are merely penal: some of which, are immediate consequents of Adams singular actual transgression, as privation of original righteousness, others as damnation it self, the proper effects of that derived sin and pollution, that is in us; there is none ⟨p. 82⟩damned, but for their own sin: when Divines affirm that by Adams sin we are guilty of damnation, they do not mean, that any are actually damned for his particular fact, but that by his sin, and our sinning in him, by Gods most just ordination, we have contracted that exceeding pravity, and sinfulness of nature, which deserveth the curse of God, and eternal damnation: it must be an inherent uncleanness that actually excludes out of the kingdom of heaven: Revel. 21. 27. which uncleanness the Apostle shows, to be in infants not sanctified, by an interest in the Covenant: in brief, we are baptized unto the remission of sin, that we may be saved, Act. 2. 38. that then which is taken away by Baptism, is that which hinders our salvation, which is not, the first sin of Adam imputed, but our own inherent lust and pollution: we cannot be washed, and cleansed, and purged from an imputed sin, which is done by the layer of regeneration, from that which lies upon us, only by an external denomination, we have no need of cleansing: we may be said, to be freed from it, or justified, but not purged; the soul then that is guilty of sin shall die, and that for its own guilt: if God should condemn us for original sin only, it were not by reason of the imputation of Adams fault, but of the iniquity of that portion of nature, in which we are proprietaries.
Thirdly, the finall desert of originall sinne, as our article speaketh, is damnation: the wrath of God to be poured on us, in eternall torments of body and soule. To this end also many praevious judgements of God, are subservient: as the privation of originall righteousnesse, which he tooke, and withheld, upon Adams throwing it away: spirituall desertion, permission of sinne, with all other destroying depravations of our nature, as farre as they are meerely paenall: some of which, are immediate consequents of Adams singular actuall transgression, as privation of originall righteousnesse, others as damnation it selfe, the proper effects of that derived sinne and pollution, that is in us; there is none