Jonathan Edwards explicitly derives theological determinism from divine foreknowledge in 'Freedom of the Will,' making foreknowledge—not just omnipotence—the motivating consideration.

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Jonathan Edwards(as the source of this philosophical argument): An American theologian and philosopher from the 1700s who wrote extensively about God's justice, sin, and damnation from a Christian perspective.
divine foreknowledge(Christian theological tradition): God's knowledge of the future choices to be made by men and women
freedom of the will(William's definition in OO I, 957aA): The condition in which the will can neither be forced to its proper first operation of willing or refusing, nor prevented from it.
knowledge(Distinguished from mere true belief, which may be the product of indoctrination and need not exercise deliberative capacities.): Justified true belief — true belief that has been arrived at through the exercise of deliberative capacities, including comparison of and deliberation among alternatives.

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