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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, they deny, that doctrine of predestination, whereby God ⟨p. 4⟩is affirmed, to have chosen certain men, before the foundation of the world, that they should be holy, and obtain everlasting life, by the merit of Christ, to the praise of his glorious grace: any such predestination which may be the fountain, and cause of grace, or glory, determining the persons, according to Gods good pleasure, on whom they shall be, bestowed: for this doctrine, would make the special grace of God, to be the sole cause, of all the good, that is in the elect, more then the reprobates, would make faith, the work, and gift of God: with divers other things, which would show their Idol to be nothing, of no value: wherefore what a corrupt heresy they have substitute into the place hereof, see Chapter the sixth.
First, they deny, that doctrine of predestination, whereby God ⟨p. 4⟩is affirmed, to have chosen certaine men, before the foundation of the world, that they should be holy, and obtaine everlasting life, by the merit of Christ, to the praise of his glorious grace: any such predestination which may be the fountaine, and cause of grace, or glory, determining the persons, according to Gods good pleasure, on whom they shall be, bestowed: for this doctrine, would make the speciall grace of God, to be the sole cause, of all the good, that is in the elect, more then the reprobates, would make faith, the worke, and gift of God: with divers other things, which would shew their Idol to be nothing, of no value: wherefore what a corrupt heresie they have substitute into the place hereof, see Chapter the sixth.
Secondly, they deny original sin, and its demerit, which being rightly understood, would easily demonstrate, that notwithstanding, all the labour, of the Smith, the Carpenter, and the Painter, yet their Idol, is of its own nature, but an unprofitable block, it will discover, not only the impotency of doing good, which is in our nature, but show also, whence we have it: see Chapter the seventh.