A90293:276
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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There is not one, of all those plain texts of Scripture, not one of those innumerable and invincible arguments, whereby the effectual working of Gods grace, in the conversion of a sinner, his powerful translating us, from death to life, from the state of sin and bondage, to the liberty of the sons of God, which doth not overthrow this prodigious error. I will content my ⟨p. 112⟩self with instancing in some few of them which are directly opposite unto it, even in terms,
There is not one, of all those plaine texts of Scripture, not one of those innumerable and invincible arguments, whereby the effectuall working of Gods grace, in the conversion of a sinner, his powerfull translating us, from death to life, from the state of sinne and bondage, to the libertie of the sonnes of God, which doth not overthrow this prodigious error. I will content my ⟨p. 112⟩selfe with instancing in some few of them which are directly opposite unto it, even in termes,
First, Deuter. 10. 16. The Lord commandeth the Israelites, to circumcise the fore-skin of their hearts, and to be no more stiff necked: so that the circumcising of their hearts, was a part of their obedience, it was their duty so to do in obedience to Gods commands: and yet in the 30. Chapter, vers. 6. he affirmeth, that he will circumcise their hearts, that they might love the Lord their God, with all their hearts: So that it seems, the same thing, in divers respects may be Gods act in us, and our duty towards him: and how the Lord will here escape the Arminian censure, that if his words be true, in the latter place, his command in the former, is vain, and foolish, ipse viderit, let him plead his cause, and avenge himself, on those, that rise up against him.