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The Anatomy of Arminianism · Peter du Moulin Jr

The Anatomy of Arminianism, Table of contents

The Table of the Chapters contained in this Booke.

HOw ſoberly we are to deale in this argument. chap. 1.

That we are not therefore to abſtaine from the doctrine of Prouidence and Predeſtination, although ſome abuſe it to curioſitie and impietie. And whereto it is profitable. chap. 2.

What the prouidence of God is. How farre it extends. That God is not the author of ſinne. What permiſsion is, and what blinding and hardning is. chap. 3,

Of the will of God. chap. 4.

Of the Antecedent and Conſequent will of God. chap. 5.

Of the ſinne of Adam. chap. 6.

That all mankinde is infected with Originall ſinne. chap. 7.

What Originall ſinne is, and whether it be truely and properly ſinne. chap. 8.

How the ſinne of Adam may belong to his poſterity, and how many wayes it may paſſe to his of-ſpring. And firſt of the imputation of it; and whether the ſinnes of the Grand-father and great-Grand-fathers are imputed to their poſteritie. chap. 9.

Of the propagation of the ſinne of Adam to his poſteritie. Where alſo of the traduction both of the ſoule and of ſin it ſelfe. chap. 10.

Whether the power of beleeuing the Goſpell is loſt by the ſinne of Adam. chap. 11.

That God doth ſaue thoſe whom of his meere grace he choſe out of mankinde, corrupted and obnoxious to the curſe. What Predestination is; the parts of it. That Arminius did not vnderſtand what the decree of Predeſtination is, and that he hath vtterly taken away Election. chap. 12.

Of the Obiect of Predeſtination, that is, whether God electing or reprobating, conſidereth a man as fallen or not fallen. chap. 13.

That the Apoſtle Saint Paul in the ninth to the Romanes, by the word Maſſe; vnderſtood the corrupted Maſſe. chap. 14.

That Arminius doth willingly darken the words of the Apoſtle which are cleare and expreſſe. chap. 15.

The opinions of the parties, vponupon the doctrine of Predeſtination. chap. 16.

That the Arminians make fore-ſeene-faith the cauſe of the election of particular perſons. chap. 17.

The decree of generall Election is ſearched into, by which Arminius will hauehave all men to be elected vnderunder the condition of faith. chap. 18.

The election of particular perſons, in reſpect of faith fore-ſeene, is confuted by the authoritie of the Scripture. It is proued that men are not elected for faith, but to faith. chap. 19.

Election for faith fore-ſeene is confuted by places taken out of the Goſpell of Saint Iohn. chap. 20.

The ſame is proued out of the eight, ninth, and the eleauenth Chapter to the Romanes. chap. 21.

The ſame Election, in reſpect of faith fore-ſeene, is confuted by reaſon. chap. 22.

The opinion of Saint Auſtin concerning Election for faith fore-ſeene. chap. 23.

The arguments of the Arminians, by which they endeauour to ſtabliſh Election for faith fore-ſeene, are examined. chap. 24.

whether Chriſt be the cauſe and foundation of Election. chap. 25.

Of Reprobation. chap. 26.

How farre, and in what ſence, Chriſt died for all. chap. 27.

That reconciliation, remiſsion of ſinnes, and ſaluation is not obtained nor purchaſed for all, and particular men, by the death of Chriſt. chap. 28.

The obiections of the Arminians are anſwered, by which they endeauour to maintaine and confirme the obtaining of ſaluation for all men. chap. 29.

That it was long agoe deſputed whether Chriſt died for al, but in a farre other ſence. chap. 30.

Whether God louelove all men equally, and doth alike deſire the ſaluation of all. chap 31.

Of free-will: the opinions of the parties. chap. 32.

It is proued out of the holy Scripture, that an vnregenerate man is altogether deſtitute of the power and liberty of free-will in thoſe things which belong to ſaluation. c. 33.

The reaſons of the Arminians are examined, by which they maintaine free-will in an vnregenerate man concerning things that are ſpirituall and belonging to ſaluation. chap. 34.

The obiections of the Arminians borrowed from the Pelagians, and Papiſts, are anſwered. Whether an vnregenerate man doth neceſſarily ſinne; and whether neceſsity excuſeth the ſinner: Alſo whether God commandeth thoſe things which cannot be performed by man. chap. 35.

Of the outward and inward calling, and whether the one may be without the other. chap. 36.

Of the diſtinction of Grace into ſufficient and effectuall Grace. chap. 37.

The opinion of the Arminians concerning vniuerſal grace, which is alſo called ſufficient grace. chap. 38.

Vniuerſall ſufficient grace is confuted by places of Scripture. chap. 39.

The ſame ſufficient grace is impugned by reaſons. ch. 40.

The arguments by which the Arminians maintaine vniuerſall ſufficient grace are confuted. chap. 41.

The conſent of the Arminians with the Semipelagians is declared. chap. 42.

The opinion of the Arminians concerning the manner of the operation of grace, and of that power which they call Irreſiſtible. Of morall perſwaſion. And of the power and act of beleeuing. chap. 43.

The opinion of the Orthodoxe Church, concerning the conuerſion of man, and of the manner and certainty of conuerſion. chap. 44.

The queſtion of morall perſwaſion is ſifted, and whether eueryevery perſwaſion may be reſiſted. chap. 45.

The certainty of the conuerſion of the elect, and the finall vnconquerableneſſe of grace is proued. chap. 46.

The iudgement of Saint Auſtin concerning this controuerſie. chap. 47.

That the Arminians doe openly ſtabliſh that vnreſiſtibleneſſe which they impugne. chap. 48.

The weake obiections of the Arminians againſt Irreſiſtibility (that is, infallible certainty of conuerſion) are anſwered. chap 49.

An addition to the thirteenth Chapter, containing ſome places taken out of the confeſsion of the Church of France, and out of the ſpeciall doctors of this age, concerning the obiect of Predeſtination, and the iudgement of the Synode of Dordt.

FINIS.

THE ANATOMIE of Arminianiſme.