A90293:290
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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First, for their denying, the Patriarchs and Jews, to have had faith, in Christum exhibendum & moriturum, as we in him, exhibitum & mortuum, it is disproved by all Evangelical promises, made from the beginning of the world, to the birth of our Saviour, as that, Gen. 3. 15. The seed of the woman shall break the Serpents head, and Chap. 12. 3. Chap. 49. 10. Psal. 2. 7, 8. and 110. with innumerable other, concerning his life, office, and redeeming of his people: for surely they were obliged to believe the promises of God.
First, for their denying, the Patriarchs and Iews, to have had faith, in Christum exhibendum & moriturum, as we in him, exhibitum & mortuum, it is disproved by all Evangelicall promises, made from the beginning of the world, to the birth of our Saviour, as that, Gen. 3. 15. The seed of the woman shall breake the Serpents head, and Chap. 12. 3. Chap. 49. 10. Psal. 2. 7, 8. and 110. with innumerable other, concerning his life, office, and redeeming of his people: for surely they were obliged to beleeve the promises of God.
Secondly, those many clear expressions of his death, passion, and suffering for us: as Gen. 3. 15. Isaiah 53. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, &c. Chap. 63. 2, 3. Dan. 9. 26. but what need we reckon any more: our Saviour taught his Disciples, that all the Prophets from Moses, spake concerning him, and that the sole reason, why they did not so readily embrace the faith of his passion, and resurrection, was, because they believed not the Prophets,