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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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Until when, they must give us leave to believe, with the Apostle, that God blesseth us, with all spiritual blessings in Christ, Ephes. 1. 3. and we will take leave to account faith a spiritual blessing: and therefore bestowed on us for Christs sake; again, since our regeneration is nothing but a purging of our consciences from dead works, that we may serve the living God: which being done by the blood of Christ, as the Apostle witnesseth, Heb. 9. 14. we will ascribe our new birth, or forming anew to the virtue of that grace, which is purchased by his blood: that precious blood it is, which redeemeth us from our vain conversation, 1 Pet. 1. 18, 19. by whose efficacy we are vindicated from the state of sin and corrupted nature wherein we are born.
Vntill when, they must give us leave to beleeve, with the Apostle, that God blesseth us, with all spirituall blessings in Christ, Ephes. 1. 3. and we will take leave to account faith a spirituall blessing: and therefore bestowed on us for Christs sake; againe, since our regeneration is nothing but a purging of our consciences from dead works, that we may serve the living God: which being done by the blood of Christ, as the Apostle witnesseth, Heb. 9. 14. we will ascribe our new birth, or forming anew to the vertue of that grace, which is purchased by his blood: that precious blood it is, which redeemeth us from our vaine conversation, 1 Pet. 1. 18, 19. by whose efficacie we are vindicated from the state of sin and corrupted nature wherein we are born.
The Arminians have but one argument, that ever I could meet with, whereby they strive to rob Christ of this glory, of meriting and procuring for us faith and repentance; and that is, because they are such acts of ours, as in duty and obedience to the precepts of the Gospel, we are bound to perform: