A90293:312
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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The Scripture, as I observed before, hath no such term at all, nor nothing equivalent unto it: but the expressions it useth, concerning our nature and all the faculties thereof, in this state of sin and unregeneration, seem to imply the quite contrary: as that we are in bondage: Heb. 2. 15. dead in sin: Ephes. 2. 3. and so free from righteousness, Rom. 6. servants of sin: ver. 16. under the reign and dominion thereof: vers. 12. all our members being instruments of unrighteousness: vers. 13. Not free indeed, until the Son make us free, so that this Idol of free-will, in respect of spiritual things, is not one whit better, then the other Idols of the heathen: Though it look like silver and gold, it is the work of mens hands, it hath a mouth, but it speaks not, it hath eyes but it sees not, it hath ears but it hears not, a nose but it smells not, it hath hands, but it handleth not, feet but it walks not, neither speaketh it through the throat, all they that made it, are like unto it, and so is every one, that trusteth in it: O Israel trust thou ⟨p. 131⟩in the Lord, &c. That it is the work of mens hands, or a humane invention, I showed before: for the rest: it hath a mouth, unacquainted with the mysteries of godliness, full only of cursing and bitterness: Rom. 3. 14. speaking great swelling words: Jude vers. 16. great things and blasphemies: Revel. 13. 5. a mouth causing the flesh to sin: Eccles. 6. 5. his eyes are blind, not able to perceive those things that are of God, nor to know those things that are spiritually discerned, 1 Cor. 2. 14. eyes before which there is no fear of God: Rom. 3. 18. his understanding is darkened, because of the blindness of his heart,