A90293:337
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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Both of them affirm the grace of God, to be nothing but a moral persuasion working by the way of powerful, convincing arguments, but yet herein Pelagius seems to ascribe a greater efficacy to it, then the Arminians, granting that it works upon us, when after the manner of brute beasts, we are set merely on earthly things: but these, as they confess, that efor the production of faith, it is necessary that such arguments be proposed on the part of God, to which nothing can probably be opposed, why they should not seem credible: so there is (say they) required on our part, a pious docility and probity of mind. So that all the grace of God bestowed on us, consisteth in persuasive arguments out of the word, which if they meet with teachable minds, may work their conversion.
Both of them affirme the grace of God, to be nothing but a morall perswasion working by the way of powerfull, convincing arguments, but yet herein Pelagius seemes to ascribe a greater efficacie to it, then the Arminians, granting that it workes upon us, when after the manner of bruit beasts, we are set meerely on earthly things: but these, as they confesse, that efor the production of faith, it is necessarie that such arguments be proposed on the part of God, to which nothing can probably be opposed, why they should not seeme credible: so there is (say they) required on our part, a pious docilitie and probitie of minde. So that all the grace of God bestowed on us, consisteth in perswasive arguments out of the word, which if they meet with teachable mindes, may worke their conversion.
- eUt autem assensus hic eliciatur in nobis, duo in primis necessaria sunt. 1. Argumenta talia ex parte: Dei, quibus nihil veri similiter opponi potest cur credibilia non sint. 2. Pia dociti•as animique probitas: Rem decla. cap. 17. sect. 1.Vt autem assensus hic eliciatur in nobis, duo in primis necessaria sunt. 1. Argumenta talia ex parte: Dei, quibus nihil veri similiter opponi potest cur credibilia non sint. 2. Pia dociti•as animique probitas: Rem decla. cap. 17. sect. 1.