A90293:301
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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Now after the decease of his Pelagian worshippers, some of the corrupter Schoolmen, seeing of him thus from his birth exposed without shelter to wind and weather, to all assaults out of mere charity, and self-love, built him a temple, and adorned it with natural lights, merits, uncontrolled independent operations, with many other gay attendances. But in the beginning of the Reformation, that fatal time for Idolatry and superstition, together with Abbeys, and Monasteries, the zeal and learning of our forefathers, with the help of Gods word, demolished this temple, and brake this building down to the ground: in the rubbish whereof, we well hoped the Idol himself had been so deeply buried, as that his head should never more have been exalted, to the trouble of the Church of God: until not long since, some curious wits, whose weak stomachs were clogged with Manna, and loathed the sincere milk of the Word, raking all dunghills for novelties, lighted unhappily upon this Idol: and presently, with no less joy then did the Mathematician at the discovery of a new Geometrical proportion, exclaim we have found it, we have found it: and without more ado, up they erected a shrine, and until this day continue offering of praise and thanks for all the good they do, to this work of their own hands.
Now after the decease of his Pelagian worshippers, some of the corrupter Schoolemen, seeing of him thus from his birth exposed without shelter to wind and weather, to all assaults out of meere charity, and self-love, built him a temple, and adorned it with naturall lights, merits, uncontrouled independent operations, with many other gay attendances. But in the beginning of the Reformation, that fatall time for Idolatry and superstition, together with Abbies, and Monasteries, the zeal and learning of our forefathers, with the helpe of Gods word, demolished this temple, and brake this building down to the ground: in the rubbish whereof, we well hoped the Idoll himselfe had been so deeply buried, as that his head should never more have been exalted, to the trouble of the Church of God: untill not long since, some curious wits, whose weake stomacks were clogged with Manna, and loathed the sincere milk of the Word, raking all dunghils for novelties, lighted unhappily upon this Idoll: and presently, with no lesse joy then did the Mathematician at the discovery of a new Geometricall proportion, exclaime we have found it, we have found it: and without more adoe, up they erected a shrine, and untill this day continue offering of praise and thanks for all the good they doe, to this worke of their own hands.