ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the influence of one of those theological systems, namely Thomism, upon John Owen's theology. It is present in Owen's earliest published work, in Display of Arminianism, published in 1642. The chapter argues that there are three major areas of Thomistic influence in the works of John Owen. First, it has been argued that John Owen was influenced by the Thomistic concept of God as pure act of being, without any potentiality. Second, it has been argued that John Owen uses the Thomistic concept of infused habits to explain the nature of grace in regeneration and sanctification. Owen's use of the Thomistic concept of infused habits strengthens Reformed soteriology and develops an understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit in the salvation of human beings. Third, it has been argued that John Owen was heavily influenced by the Thomistic doctrine of the person of Christ.
