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Simon Episcopius

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Sep 17, 2026

The History of Methodism Podcast

The History of Methodism Podcast

HoM Episode 73: The Road to the Almost Christian (The Summer of 1741)

Sep 17 · 1 Mention

Wilson PruittHOST
11:21
Wesley writes that Gamble is ashamed of his company, but John takes it in stride.
Wilson PruittHOST
11:27
On the 6th of July, Wesley finds a book of Simon Episcopius about the Synod of Dort, that famous church council which cemented the tenets of Reformed theology and predestinarianism for centuries.
Wilson PruittHOST
11:40
Episcopius was a professor at Leiden and the leader of the Armenian wing in the Netherlands.
Wilson PruittHOST
11:45
He was exiled at the end of that church council.

Unknown podcast

A Critique of Free Will and the Pelagian Idol | John Owen

Sep 14 · 3 Mentions

speaker_0UNKNOWN
37:48
Completely.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
37:49
Owen details a specific claim of a prominent Arminian theologian named Simon Episcopius.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
37:53
Episcopius boldly and publicly denied that any inward action of the Holy Spirit upon the understanding of the will is necessary for a man to believe the preached word.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
38:02
He literally taught that the word of the gospel is preached externally to the ear, and your natural intellect and your natural will are entirely sufficient on their own to grasp it, believe it, and convert yourself.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
38:14
So Episcopius is saying that every unregenerate person walking the earth has, at all times, a latent natural power to believe in Christ without any special inward regenerating work of the Holy Spirit.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
38:26
Yes.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
38:27
And Owen looks at this and calls it gross Pelagianism.

Unknown podcast

Divine Grace and the Merit of Christ | John Owen

Sep 12 · 1 Mention

speaker_1UNKNOWN
20:25
A ridiculous stage play.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
20:27
This is a profound accusation from theologians like Simon Episcopius and the authors of the Arminian Apology.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
20:33
It's a huge claim.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
20:34
It is.

Unknown podcast

How Arminianism Corrupts the Doctrine of Predestination | John Owen

Sep 8 · 1 Mention

speaker_1UNKNOWN
19:03
The Arminians argue that faith precedes election in the mind of God.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
19:07
Episcopius literally says the only absolute cause of election is the respect of our obedience.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
19:13
That is breathtaking audacity.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
19:16
Not the will of God, but our obedience.

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