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An Antidote Against Arminianism

by Christopher Ness

An easy to read, but totally devasting attack against the heresy of Arminianism.
Recommended reading by John Owen, John Gill, and Augustus Toplady.

 

Index

Biographical Sketch of Christopher Ness

Author's Preface

Of Arminianism in General

 

CHAPTER I OF PREDESTINATION

The Doctrine of Predestination

It's Properties:

1. Eternal

2. Unchangeable

3. Absolute

4. Free

5. Discriminating

6. Extensive

The Ariminian's View of Predestination, as conditional upon a foresight of Faith, Works, Perserverance, etc. disproved, and twelve reasons assigned for rejecting it.

Some principal Objections answered.

Supra and Sub-lapsarianism, the difference between stated.

 

CHAPTER II OF UNIVERSAL REDEMPTION

The Arminian tenet, that Christ died for all men, proved to be erroneous, and ten reasons produced for its rejection.

Objections produced by the Arminians against Particular Redemption answered.

A few Texts of Scripture explained:

Romans 5:15, Romans 14:15, 2 Peter 2:1

 

CHAPTER III OF FREE WILL AND CONVERSION

Man considered in four-fold state, twelve Arguments to prove there is no Free-will to good in Man in his fallen estate.

Objections illustrated:

Acts 7:51, Matt. 23:37, Isaiah 5:4

 

CHAPTER IV OF FINAL PRESEVERANCE

The Doctrine stated: Negatively, what Saving Grace is not.

Positively, what Saving Grace is.

Twelve Reasons assigned why the chosen of God cannot totally and finally fall away from that Grace.

Perseverance computed at six hundred. Twelve of them selected as a sample.

Objections answered.

Texts opened:

I Tim. 1:19, Hebrews 6:5

 

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