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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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Fourthly, for whom Christ died, he merited grace, and glory, faith, and salvation, and reconciliation with God, as I shall show hereafter; but this he hath not done for all, and every one: many do never believe, the wrath of God remaineth upon some, the wrath of God abideth on them that do not believe: 1 John 3. 16. To abide, argueth a continued uninterrupted act: now to be reconciled to one, and yet to lie under his heavy anger, seem to me [Greek or Hebrew], things that will scarce consist together: the reasons are many, I only point at the heads of some of them.
Fourthly, for whom Christ died, he merited grace, and glory, faith, and salvation, and reconciliation with God, as I shall shew hereafter; but this he hath not done for all, and every one: many doe never beleeve, the wrath of God remaineth upon some, the wrath of God abideth on them that doe not beleeve: 1 Iohn 3. 16. To abide, argueth a continued uninterrupted act: now to be reconciled to one, and yet to lie under his heavie anger, seeme to me 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, things that will scarce consist together: the reasons are many, I onely point at the heads of some of them.
Fifthly, Christ died for them, whom God gave unto him, to be saved, Thine they were, and thou gavest them unto me: Joh. 17. 6. He layeth down his life, for the sheep committed to his charge: John 10. 11. But all are not the sheep of Christ, all are not given unto him of God, to be brought to glory: for of those that are so given, there is not one that perisheth, for he giveth eternal life to as many as God hath given him: John 17. 2. No man is able to pluck them out of his Fathers hands: Chap. 10. 28, 29.