A90293:216
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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Now here to shut up all, observe, that in this inquiry, of the desert of original sin: the Question is not, What shall be the certain lot, of those that depart this life, under the guilt of this sin only? but what this hereditary and and native corruption doth deserve, in all those in whom it is: for as Saint Paul saith, we judge not them that are without (especially infants:) 1 Cor. 5. 13. but for the demerit of it in the justice of God, our Saviour expressly affirmeth, that unless a man be borne again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven: John 3. and let them that can; distinguish between a not going to heaven, and a going to hell: a third receptacle of souls in the Scripture we find not; Saint Paul also tells us, that by nature we are children of wrath: Ephes. 2. 3. even originally and actually, we are guilty of, and obnoxious unto that wrath, which is accompanied with fiery indignation, that shall consume the adversaries: again, we are assured that no unclean ⟨p. 83⟩thing shall enter into heaven: Revel. 21. with which hell-deserving uncleanness children are polluted, and therefore unless it be purged with the blood of Christ, they have no interest in everlasting happiness: by this means sin is come upon all to condemnation, and yet do we not peremptorily censure to hell, all infants departing this world without the layer of regeneration, the ordinary means of waving the punishment, due to this pollution: that is the Question de facto, which we before rejected: yea, and two ways there are, whereby God saveth such infants, snatching them like brands out of the fire.
Now here to shut up all, observe, that in this inquiry, of the desert of originall sinne: the Question is not, What shall be the certaine lot, of those that depart this life, under the guilt of this sin only? but what this haereditary and and native corruption doth desrve, in all those in whom it is: for as Saint Paul saith, we iudge not them that are without (especially infants:) 1 Cor. 5. 13