A90293:54
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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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.
Secondly, they denie originall sinne, 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 owne nature, but an unprofitable blocke, it will discover, not onely the impotencie of doing good, which is in our nature, but shew also, whence we have it: see Chapter the seventh.
Thirdly, if ye will charge our humane nature, with a repugnancy to the Law of God, they will maintain, that it was also in Adam, when he was first created, and so comes from God himself: Chapter the eighth.
Thirdly, if ye will charge our humane nature, with a repugnancie to the Law of God, they will maintaine, that it was also in Adam, when he was first created, and so comes from God himselfe: Chapter the eighth.
Fourthly, they deny the efficacy, of the merit, of the death of Christ, both, that God intended by his death, to redeem his Church, or to acquire unto himself, an holy people, as also, that Christ by his death, hath merited, and procured for us, grace, faith, or righteousness, and power to obey God, in fulfilling the condition of the new covenant; nay this were plainly to set up an Ark, to break their Dagon's neck: for what praise (say they) can be due, to our selves, for believing, if the blood of Christ, hath procured God to bestow faith, upon us: increpet te Deus ô Satan, see Chapter nine and ten.