A90293:250
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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They affirmc that the immediate, and proper effect, or end, of the death and passion of Christ, is not an actual oblation of sin from men, not an actual remission of iniquities, justification and redemption, of any soul: that is, Christ his death, is not the meritorious cause of the remission of our sins, of redemption, and justification: the meritorious cause, I say, for of some of them, as of justification, as it is terminated in us, we confess there are causes of other kinds, as faith is the instrument, and the holy Spirit the efficient thereof. But for the sole meritorious procuring cause, of these spiritual blessings, we always took it to be the righteousness, and death of Christ: believing plainly, that the end why Christ died, and the fruit of his sufferings, was our reconciliation with God, redemption from our sins, freedom from the curse, deliverance from the wrath of God, and power of hell: though we be not actual partakers of these things to the pacification of our own consciences, without the intervening operation of the holy Spirit, and faith by him wrought in us.
They affirmec that the immediate, and proper effect, or end, of the death and passion of Christ, is not an actuall oblation of sinne from men, not an actuall remission of iniquities, iustification and redemption, of any soule: that is, Christ his death, is not the meritorious cause of the remission of our sins, of redemption, and justification: the meritorious cause, I say, for of some of them, as of justification, as it is terminated in us, we confesse there are causes of other kindes, as faith is the instrument, and the holy Spirit the efficient thereof. But for the sole meritorious procuring cause, of these spirituall blessings, we alwaies took it to be the righteousnesse, and death of Christ: beleeving plainely, that the end why Christ died, and the fruit of his sufferings, was our reconciliation with God, redemption from our sinnes, freedome from the curse, deliverance from the wrath of God, and power of hell: though we be not actuall partakers of these things to the pacification of our owne consciences, without the intervening operation of the holy Spirit, and faith by him wrought in us.
- cImmediata mortis Christi effectio, ac passionis, illa est, non actualis peccatorum, ab his aut illis ablatio, non actualis remissio, non justificatio, non actualis horū aut illorū redemptio: Armin. Antiperk, p. 76.