A90293:74
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,1 the decrees of God being conformable to his nature, and essence, do require eternity, and immutability, as their unseparable properties: God, and he only, never was, nor ever can be, what now he is not; passive possibility to any thing, which is the fountain of all change, can have no place in him who is actus simplex, & purely free from all composition, whence Saint James affirmeth, that with him there is no variableness, nor shadow of turning, Jam. 1. 17. with him, that is in his will, and purposes: and himself by his Prophet, I am the Lord, and I change not, therefore ye sons of Jacob, are not consumed, Mal. 3. 6. where, he proveth the not changing of his gracious purposes, because he is the Lord: the eternal acts of his will, not really differing from his unchangeable essence, must needs be immutable.
Secondly,1 the decrees of God being conformable to his nature, and essence, doe require eternitie, and immutabilitie, as their unseparable properties: God, and he only, never was, nor ever can be, what now he is not; passive possibilitie to any thing, which is the fountaine of all change, can have no place in him who is actus simplex, & purely free from all composition, whence Saint Iames affirmeth, that with him there is no variablenesse, nor shadow of turning, Iam. 1. 17. with him, that is in his will, and purposes: and himselfe by his Prophet, I am the Lord, and I change not, therefore ye sons of Iacob, are not consumed, Mal. 3. 6. where, he proveth the not changing of his gracious purposes, because he is the Lord: the eternall acts of his will, not really differing from his unchangeable essence, must needs be immutable.
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