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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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notwithstanding then this exception, which cannot stand by it self alone without the help of some other, not as yet discovered; we will continue our prayers, as we are commanded in the name of Christ: that is, that God would bestow upon us those things we ask for Christs sake, and that by an immediate collation, yea even then when we cry, with the poor penitent, Lord help our unbelief, or with the Apostles, Lord increase our faith.
notwithstanding then this exception, which cannot stand by it selfe alone without the helpe of some other, not as yet discovered; we will continue our prayers, as we are commanded in the name of Christ: that is, that God would bestow upon us those things we ask for Christs sake, and that by an immediate collation, yea even then when we cry, with the poore penitent, Lord helpe our unbeliefe, or with the Apostles, Lord increase our faith.
Secondly, the second plea, on Gods behalf, to prove him, the Author, and finisher of all those graces, whereof in this life we are partakers, ariseth, from what the Scripture affirmeth, concerning his working these graces in us, and that powerfully, by the effectual operation of his holy Spirit: to which, the Arminians oppose a seeming necessity, that they must needs be our own acts, contradistinct from his gifts, because they are in us, and commanded by him: the head then of this contention betwixt our God, and their Idol, about the living child of grace, is: whether he can work that in us, which he requireth of us: let us hear them pleading their cause.
Secondly, the second plea, on Gods behalfe, to prove him, the Authour, and finisher of all those graces, whereof in this life we are partakers, ariseth, from what the Scripture affirmeth, concerning his working these graces in us, and that powerfully, by the effectuall operation of his holy Spirit: to which, the Arminians oppose a seeming necessitie, that they must needs be our owne acts, contradistinct from his gifts, because they are in us, and commanded by him: the head then of this contention betwixt our God, and their Idol, about the living child of grace, is: whether he can worke that in us, which he requireth of us: let us heare them pleading their cause.