A second reason why Spurgeon opposed Arminianism so strongly was that he saw tht the spirit of that system leads directly to legality, for while evangelical Arminians deny salvation by works, the tendency of the errors they hold is to evevate the importance of the sinner's activity and to direct emphasis primarily to the human will and endeavour. This is the logical outcome of a system which regards the human decision as the crucial factor in determining who is saved, and which represents faith as something which every man may call into exercise if he so chooses.
Iain Murray, The Forgotten Spurgeon, p. 79
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