A90293:280
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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CHAP. XI.
Whether Salvation may be attained without the knowledge of or Faith in Christ Jesus.
I Shall shut up all this discourse concerning the meritorious cause of Salvation, with their shutting out of Christ, from being the only one, and absolutely necessary means, to bring us unto heaven, to make us happy: this is the last Pile they erect upon their Babylonish foundation, which makes the Idol of humane self-sufficiency, every way perfect, and fit, to be sacrificed unto: until these proud builders, to get materials for their own Temple, laid the Axe to the root of Christianity, we took it for grounded, that there is no salvation in any other, because there is none other name under heaven, given unto men, whereby we must be saved: Acts 4. 12. Neither yet shall their nefarious attempts, frighten us from our Creed, nor make us be wanting to the defence of our Saviours honour, but I shall be very brief in the consideration of this Heterodoxy, nothing doubting, but that to have repeated it, is fully to have confuted it, in the judgement of all pious Christians.
I Shall shut up all this discourse concerning the meritorious cause of Salvation, with their shutting out of Christ, from being the onely one, and absolutely necessary meanes, to bring us unto heaven, to make us happy: this is the last Pile they erect upon their Babylonish foundation, which makes the Idol of humane selfe-sufficiencie, every way perfect, and fit, to be sacricrificed unto: untill these proud builders, to get materials for their owne Temple, laid the Axe to the root of Christianitie, we tooke it for grounded, that there is no salvation in any other, because there is none other name under heaven, given unto men, whereby we must be saved: