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A90293	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.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1643 (1643)	Wing O811; Thomason E97_14; ESTC R21402	143,909	187

Philistine and worshippers of Dagon as to speake part the language of Ashdod and part the language of the Iewes hence hence hath been the rise of all our miseries of all our dissentions whilest factious men laboured every day to commend themselves to them who sate aloft in the Temple of God by introducing new Popish Arminian errors whose Patronage they had wickedly undertaken who would have thought that our Church would ever have given entertainment to these Belgicke Semipelagians who have cast dirt upon the faces and raked up the ashes of all those great and pious soules whom God magnified in using as his instruments to reforme his Church to the least of which the whole troope of Arminians shall never make themselves equall though they swell till they breake what benefit did ever come to this Church by attempting to prove that the chiefe part in the severall degrees of our salvation is to be ascribed unto our selves rather then God which is the head and summe of all the Controversies between them and us and must not the introducing and fomenting of a doctrine so opposite to that truth our Church hath quietly enjoyed ever since the first reformation necessarily bring along with it Schismes and dissentions so long as any remaine who love the truth or esteeme the Gospel above preferment Neither let any deceive your Wisdomes by affirming that they are differences of an inferiour nature that are at this day agitated between the Arminians and the Orthodox Divines of the reformed Church be pleased but to cast an eye on the following instances and you will finde them hewing at the very root of Christianity Consider seriously their denying of that fundamentall Article of Originall sin Is this but a small escape in Theologie why what need of the Gospel what need of Christ himselfe if our nature be not guilty depraved corrupted neither are many of the rest of lesse importance surely these are not things in quibus possimus dissentire salva pace ac charitate as Austin speaks about which we may differ without losse of peace or charitie one Church cannot wrap in her communion Austin and Pelagius Calvine and Arminius I have here onely given you a taste whereby you may judge of the rest of their fruit mors in olla mors in olla their doctrine of the finall apostasie of the elect of true beleevers of a wavering haesitancy concerning our present grace and future glory with divers others I have wholly omitted those I have produced are enough to make their abettors uncapable of our Church communion the Sacred bond of peace compasseth onely the unitie of that Spirit which leadeth into all truth We must not offer the right hand of fellowship but rather proclaime 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an holy warre to such enemies of Gods providence Christs merit and the powerfull operation of the holy Spirit neither let any object that all the Arminians do not openly professe all these errours I have recounted let ours then shew wherein they differ from their Masters we see their owne confessions we know their arts 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the depths and crafts of Satan we know the several wayes they have to introduce and insinuate their Heterodoxies into the mindes of men with some they appeare onely to dislike our doctrine of reprobation with others to claime an allowable libertie of the will but yet for the most part like the Serpent where ever she gets in her head she will wriggle in her whole body sting and all give but the least admission and the whole poyson must be swallowed What was the intention of the maintainers of these strange assertions amongst us I know not whether the efficacie of errour prevailed really with them or no or whether it were the better to comply with Popery and thereby to draw us back againe unto Egypt but this I have heard that it was affirmed on knowledge in a former Parliament that the introduction of Arminianisme amongst us was the issue of a Spanish consultation it is a strange story that learned Zanchius tels us how upon the death of the Cardinall of Lorraigne there was found in his Study a note of the names of divers Germane Doctors and Ministers being Lutherans to whom was paid an annuall pension by the assignment of the Cardinall that they might take pains to oppose the Calvinists and so by cherishing dissention reduce the people againe to Popery If there be any such amongst us who upon such poore inconsiderable motives would be wonne to betray the Gospel of Christ God grant them repentance before it be too late however vpon what grounds with what intentions for what ends soever these Tares have been sowed amongst us by envious men the hope of all the piously learned in the Kingdome is that by your effectuall care and diligence some meanes may be found to root them out Now God Almightie increase and fill your whole Honourable Societie with wisedome zeale knowledge and all other Christian graces necessary for your great calling and employments which is the daily prayer of Your most humble and devoted servant IOHN OVVEN To the Christian Reader READER THou canst not be such a stranger in our Izrael as that it should be necessary for me to acquaint thee with the first sowing and spreading of these Tares in the Field of the Church much lesse to declare what divisions and thoughts of heart what open bitter contentions to the losse of Ecclesiasticall peace have beene stirred up amongst us about them onely some few things relating to this my particular endeavour I would willingly premonish thee of First Never were so many prodigious errours introduced into a Church with so high a hand and so little opposition as these into ours since the nation of Christians was known in the world the chiefe cause I take to be that which Aeneas Sylvius gave why more maintained the Pope to be above the Councel then the Councel above the Pope because Popes gave Archbishopricks Bishopricks c. but the Councels sued in forma pauperis and therefore could scarse get an Advocate to plead their cause the fates of our Church having of late devolved the government thereof into the hands of men tainted with this poyson Arminianisme became backed with the powerfull Arguments of praise and preferment and quickly prevailed to beat poore naked truth into a corner It is high time then for all the lovers of the old way to oppose this innovation prevailing by such unworthy means before our breach grow great like the Sea and there be none to heale it My intention in this weake indeavour which is but the undigested issue of a few broken houres too many causes in these furious malignant dayes continually interrupting the course of my studies is but to stirre up such who having more leasure and greater abilities will not as yet move a finger to help vindicate oppressed Truth In the meane time I hope this discovery may not be

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 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. Produce your cause saith the Lord bring forth your strong reasons saith the King of Iacob Isa 41. 21. Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker let the pot sheards strive with the potsheards of the earth Chap. 45. 9. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Constant apud Socrat. Lib. 1. Cap. 10. LONDON Printed by I. L. for Phil. Stephens at the golden Lion in Pauls Church-yard 1643. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THE LORDS AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COMMITTEE FOR RELIGION THe many ample testimonies of zealous reverence to the providence of God as well as affectionate care for the priviledges of men which have beene given by this Honourable Assembly of Parliament incourage the adorers of the one no lesse then the Lovers of the other to vindicate that also from the incroachments of men And as it was not doubtlesse without divine disposition that those should be the chiefest Agents in robbing men of their priviledges who had nefariously attēpted to spoile God of his providence so we hope the same All-ruling hand hath disposed of them to be glorious instruments of re-advancing his right and supreme dominion over the hearts of men whose hearts he hath prepared with courage and constancy to establish men in their inviolated rights by reducing a sweet Harmony between awfull Sovereigntie and a well moderated libertie Now the first of these being demandated to your particular care I come unto you with a Bill of Complaint against no small number in this Kingdome who have wickedly violated our interest in the providence of God and have attempted to bring in the forreigne power of an old Idol to the great prejudice of all the true subjects and servants of the most High My accusation I make good by the evidence of the fact joyned with their owne confessions And because to wave the imputation of violent intrusion into the dominion of another they lay some claime and pretend some title unto it I shall briefely shew how it is contrary to the expresse termes of the Great Charter of heaven to have any such power introduced amongst men Your knowne Love to truth and the Gospel of Christ makes it altogether needlesse for me to stirre you up by any motives to hearken to this just Complaint and provide a timely remedy for this growing evill especially since experience hath so cleerely taught us here in England that not onely eternall but temporall happinesse also dependeth on the flourishing of the Truth of Christs Gospel Iustice and Religion were alwaies conceived as the maine Columnes and upholders of any State or Common-wealth like two pillars in a building whereof the one cannot stand without the other nor the whole fabricke without them both As the Philosopher spake of Logick and Rhetoricke they are Artes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mutually ayding each other and both ayming at the same end though in different manners so they without repugnancie concurre and sweetely fall in one with another for the reiglement and direction of every person in a Common-wealth to make the whole happy and blessed and where they are both thus united there and onely there is the blessing in assurance whereof Hezekiah rejoyced Truth and Peace An agreement without Truth is no Peace but a covenant with Death a league with Hell a conspiracie against the Kingdome of Christ a stout rebellion against the God of Heaven and without Iustice great Common-wealths are but great troopes of Robbers Now the result of the one of these is civill Peace of the other Ecclesiasticall betwixt which two there is a great sympathie a strict connexion having on each other a mutuall dependence Is there any disturbance of the State it is usually attended with Schismes and factions in the Church and the divisions of the Church are too often even the subversions of the Common-wealth Thus it hath beene ever since that unhappy difference betweene Cain and Abel which was not concerning the bounds and limits of their inheritance nor which of them should be heire to the whole world but about the Dictates of Religion the offering of their sacrifices This fire also of dissention hath beene more stirred up since the Prince of Peace hath by his Gospel sent the Sword amongst us for the preaching thereof meeting with the strong holds of Satan and the depraved corruption of humane nature must needs occasion a great shaking of the earth But most especially distracted Christendome hath found fearefull issues of this discord since the proud Romish Prelates have sought to establish their hell-broached errors by inventing and maintaining uncharitable destructive censures against all that oppose them which first causing Schismes and distractions in the Church then being helped forwards by the blindnesse and cruelty of ambitious Potentates have raised war of nation against nation witnesse the Spanish Invasion of 88. of a people within themselves as in the late Civill wars of France where after divers horrible Massacres many chose rather to die Souldiers then Martyrs And Oh that this truth might not at this day be written with the blood of almost expiring Ireland Yea it hath lastly descended to dissention betwixt private parties witnesse the horrible murder of Diazius whose brains were chopt out with an axe by his own brother Alphonsus for forsaking the Romish Religion what rents in State what grudgings hatreds and exasperations of mind among private men have happened by reason of some inferiour differences we all at this day grieve to behold tantum Religio potuit suadere malorum most concerning then is it for us to endevour obedience to our Saviours precept of seeking first the kingdome of God that we may be partakers of the good things comprised in the promise annexed were there but this one Argument for to seek the peace of the Church because thereon depends the peace of the Common wealth it were sufficient to quicken our utmost industry for the attaining of it Now what peace in the Church without Truth all conformitie to any thing else is but the agreement of Herod and Pilate to destroy Christ and his Kingdome neither is it this or that particular truth but the whole Counsell of God revealed unto us without adding or detracting whose embracement is required to make our Peace firme and stable No halting betwixt Iehovah and Baal Christ and Antichrist as good be all