A90293:82
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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Divinesc for distinction sake, ascribe unto God a two fold knowledge; one, intuitive, or intellective whereby, he foreknoweth and seeth all things that are possible: that is, all things that can be done by his Almighty power: without any respect to their future existence, whether they shall come to pass, or no: yea, infinite things whose actual being, eternity shall never behold, are thus open and naked unto him: for, was there not strength and power in his hand to have created another world? was there not counsel, in the storehouse of his wisdom, to have created this otherwise? or not to have created it at all? shall we say, that his providence extends it self every way, to the utmost of its activity? or can he not produce innumerable things in the world, which now he doth not? now all these, and every thing else, that is feasible to his infinite power, he fore-sees and knows, Scientia (as they speak) simplicis intelligentiae, by his essential knowledge.
Divinesc for distinction sake, ascribe unto God a two fold knowledge; one, intuitive, or intellective whereby, he foreknoweth and seeth all things that are possible: that is, all things that can be done by his Almightie power: without any respect to their future existence, whether they shall come to passe, or no: yea, infinite things whose actuall being, eternitie shall never behold, are thus open and naked unto him: for, was there not strength and power in his hand to have created another world? was there not counsell, in the storehouse of his wisdome, to have created this otherwise? or not to have created it at all? shall we say, that his providence extends it selfe every way, to the utmost of its activitie? or can he not produce innumerable things in the world, which now he doth not? now all these, and every thing else, that is feazable to his infinite power, he fore-sees and knowes, Scientia (as they speake) simplicis intelligentiae, by his essentiall knowledge.