A90293:302
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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And that the Idol may be free from ruin, to which in himself, they have found by experience that he is subject; they have matched him to contingency, a new goddess of their own creation. Who having proved, very fruitful in monstrous births, upon ⟨p. 125⟩their conjunctions; they nothing doubt, they shall ever want one to set on the throne, and make president of all humane actions: so that after he hath with various success, at least twelve hundred years, contended with the providence and grace of God: he, boasteth now, as if he had obtained a total victory. But yet all his prevailing, is to be attributed to the diligence, and varnish of his new abetters, with (to our shame be it spoken) the negligence of his adversaries: in him, and his cause, there is no more real worth then was, when by the ancient Fathers he was exploded, and cursed out of the Church: so that they, who can attain through the many winding Labyrinths, of curious distinctions, to look upon the thing it self, shall find that they have been, like Egyptian Novices, brought through many stately Frontispieces and goodly Fabrics, with much show of zeal and devotion, to the image of an ugly Ape.
And that the Idol may be free from ruine, to which in himselfe, they have found by experience that he is subject; they have matcht him to contingency, a new goddesse of their own creation. Who having proved, very fruitfull in monstrous births, upon ⟨p. 125⟩their conjunctions; they nothing doubt, they shall ever want one to set on the throne, and make president of all humane actions: so that after he hath with various successe, at least twelve hundred yeeres, contended with the providence and grace of God: he, boasteth now, as if he had obtained a totall victory. But yet all his prevailing, is to be attributed to the diligence, and varnish of his new abetters, with (to our shame be it spoken) the negligence of his adversaries: in him, and his cause, there is no more reall worth then was, when by the ancient Fathers he was exploded, and cursed out of the Church: so that they, who can attaine through the many winding Labyrinths, of curious distinctions, to looke upon the thing it selfe, shall finde that they have beene, like Aegyptian Novices, brought through many stately Frontispieces and goodly Fabricks, with much shew of zeale and devotion, to the image of an ugly Ape.