The Works Of James Arminius Vol 3

1 Discussion Between Arminius & Junius, Topic - Predestination 2 Origin 3 MOST DISTINGUISHED AND VENERATED SIR: 4 REPLY OF FRANCIS JUNIUS TO THE MOST LEARNED MAN, AND MY VERY 5 FIRST PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 6 SECOND PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 7 THIRD PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 8 FOURTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 9 FIFTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 10 SIXTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 11 SEVENTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 12 EIGHTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 13 NINTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 14 TENTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS. 15 ELEVENTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 16 TWELFTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 17 THIRTEENTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 18 FOURTEENTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 19 FIFTEENTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 20 SIXTEENTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 21 SEVENTEENTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 22 EIGHTEENTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 23 TWENTIETH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 24 TWENTY-FIRST PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 25 TWENTY-SECOND PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 26 TWENTY-THIRD PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 27 TWENTY-FOURTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 28 TWENTY-FIFTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 29 TWENTY-SIXTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 30 TWENTY-SEVENTH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS 31 APPENDIX 32 THESIS 1 Predestination is properly, according to the etymology of the word 33 THESIS 2 Predestination, therefore, is an act of the divine good-pleasure 34 THESIS 3 It is an act for God is simple energy proceeding not from any external cause 35 THESIS 4 Its cause is eujdokia good-pleasure, by which He was favourably disposed towards those 36 THESIS 5 It is, therefore, God alone, who predestinates, the cause of His own predestination 37 THESIS 6 Therefore, this act is said to be from eternity 38 THESIS 7 The material of predestination is twofold; divine things, and persons to be partakers of them. 39 THESIS 8 The genus of the divine things, which are communicable through Predestination 40 THESIS 9 Of these blessings, the chief points are two, grace and glory 41 THESIS 10 Human beings are creatures, in a condition of nature -- which can effect nothing supernatural 42 THESIS 11 The form is adoption, as sons, through Jesus Christ 43 THESIS 12 The order of this form is placed in the preparation 44 THESIS 13 The end is the praise of the glorious grace of God 45 THESIS 14 What is contrary to this predestination can not, with propriety 46 THESIS 15 Preterition is the act of the divine will, by which God 47 THESIS 16 This preterition is without blame: for God bestowed on man the perfection of human nature 48 THESIS 17 The preparation of punishment is the act of the divine pleasure 49 THESIS 18 Therefore, in the predestinate, God does all things according to the good-pleasure of His own 50 THESIS 19 If reprobation is made the opposite of predestination, the statement is figurative 51 THESIS 20 The presentation of this doctrine is especially necessary, if it is treated skillfully 52 An Examination 53 PART 1 54 EXAMINATION OF THE EPISTLE 55 EXAMINATION OF THE TREATISE 56 EXAMINATION OF THE ANSWER OF PERKINS TO CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS 57 ALLEGATION 1 |IT IS TAUGHT BY US THAT CERTAIN MEN, AND FEW IN NUMBER, ARE ELECTED.| 58 ALLEGATION 2 |WE TEACH THAT GOD ORDAINED MEN TO HELL-FIRE, AND THAT HE CREATED THEM, THAT HE MIGHT DESTROY THEM.| 59 ALLEGATION 3 |THE PREDESTINATION OF THE STOICS, AND THE FATALISM OF THE STOICS, HAS BEEN INTRODUCED BY US: BECAUSE--THEY SAY WE ASSERT THAT ALL THINGS ARE DONE OF THE NECESSARY AND EFFICIENT DECREE OF GOD; ALSO, THAT THE FALL OF ADAM WAS ACCORDING TO OUR 60 DISCUSSION OF THE SUBJECT OF PERMISSION 61 ALLEGATION 4 |WE TEACH THAT THE GREATEST PART OF THE HUMAN RACE ARE LEFT WITHOUT CHRIST AND WITHOUT ANY SAVING GRACE.| 62 AN EXAMINATION OF THE TREATISE OF WILLIAM PERKINS CONCERNING THE ORDER AND MODE OF PREDESTINATION