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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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Neither may we be charged, as straitners of the merit of Christ: for we advance the true value and worth thereof, (as hereafter will appear,) far beyond all, that the Arminians ascribe unto it: we confess that, that blood of God, Acts 20. 28. of the Lamb without spot or blemish, 1. Pet. 1. 19. was so exceedingly precious, of that infinite worth and value, that it might have saved a thousand believing worlds, John 3. 16. Rom. 3. 22. his death was of sufficient dignity, to have been made a ransom, for all the sins of every one in the world: and on this internal sufficiency of his death and passion, is grounded the universality of Evangelical promises, which have no such restriction in their own nature, as that they should not be made to all, and every one, though the promulgation and knowledge of them, is tied only to the good pleasure of Gods special providence, Matth. 16. 17. as also that Economy, and dispensation of the new Covenant, whereby the partition wall being broken down, there remains no more difference between Jew, and Gentile, the utmost borders of the Earth being given in for Christs inheritance: so that in some sense, Christ may be said to die for all, and the whole world: first, in as much as the worth and value of his death, was very sufficient to have been made a price for all their sins: secondly, in as much as this word All, is taken for some of all sorts, not for every one, of every sort, as it is frequently used in the holy Scripture, so Christ being lifted up drew all unto him, John 12. 32. that is, believers out of all sorts of men: the Apostles cured all diseases, or some of all sorts, they did not cure every particular disease, but there was no kind of disease, that was exempted ⟨p. 94⟩from their power of healing: so that where it is said, that Christ died for all, it is meant either; first, all the faithful; or secondly, some of all sorts; thirdly, not only Jews, but Gentiles: For,