A90293:83
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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Outd of this large and boundless territory of things possible, God by his decree freely determineth what shall come to pass; and makes them future, which before were but possible. After this decree (as they commonly speak) followeth, or together with it, (ase others more exactly) taketh place, that prescience ⟨p. 16⟩of God, which they callf visionis of vision, whereby he infallibly seeth all things in their proper causes; and how and when they shall come to pass: Now these two sorts of knowledgeg differ, in as much as by the one, God knoweth what it is possible may come to pass; by the other, only what it is impossible, should not come to pass: things are possible, in regard of Gods power, future, in regard of his decree. So, (that if I may so say) the measure of the first kind of Science, is Gods omnipotency what he can do: of the other, his purpose what certainly he will do, or permit to be done. With this prescience then, God foreseeth all, and nothing but what he hath decreed shall come to pass.
Outd of this large and boundlesse territory of things possible, God by his decree freely determineth what shall come to passe; and makes them future, which before were but possible. After this decree (as they commonly speake) followeth, or together with it, (ase others more exactly) taketh place, that praescience ⟨p. 16⟩of God, which they callf visionis of vision, whereby he infallibly seeth all things in their proper causes; and how and when they shall come to passe: Now these two sorts of knowledge