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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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no contention between the flesh and the spirit, but as all other things at theirs, so the whole man jointly aimed at his own chiefest good: having all means of attaining it in his power: that there was then no inclination to sin, no concupiscence of that which is evil, no repugnancy to the Law of God, in the pure nature of man: is proved, because
no contention betweene the flesh and the spirit, but as all other things at theirs, so the whole man joyntly aymed at his own chiefest good: having all means of attaining it in his power: that there was then no inclination to sinne, no concupiscence of that which is evill, no repugnancy to the Law of God, in the pure nature of man: is proved, because
First, The Scripture describing the condition of our nature, at the first creation thereof, intimates no such propensity to evil, but rather an holy perfection, quite excluding it: we are created in the image of God, Gen. 1. 27. in such a perfect uprightness, as is opposite to all evil inventions, Eccles. 7. 29. to which image, when we are again in some measure renewed, by the grace of Christ, Colos. 3. 10. We see by the first fruits, that it consisted in righteousness and holiness; in truth and perfect holiness. Ephes. 4. 24.
First, The Scripture describing the condition of our nature, at the first creation thereof, intimates no such propensitie to evill, but rather an holy perfection, quite excluding it: we are created in the image of God, Gen. 1. 27. in such a perfect uprightnesse, as is opposite to all evill inventions,