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The demands of holy scripture, with answers to the same wherein are defined, and…The demaundes of holy scripture, with answeres to the same wherein are defined, and…
The demands of holy scripture, with answers to the same wherein are defined, and declared the chief, and principal points of Christian doctrine: very profitable for the right understanding of holy scriptures: made by T. Becon, and drawn out of his great works.The demaundes of holy scripture, with answeres to the same wherein are defined, and declared the cheefe, and principall poyntes of Christian doctrine: very profitable for the right vnderstanding of holy scriptures: made by T. Becon, and dravven out of his great vvorkes.
London: printed by John Day, 1577London: printed by Iohn Day, 1577
The Demands of holy Scripture.The Demaundes of holy Scripture.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1What is predestination? It is the secrete election of the wisdom of God to eternal life,2 without our deserving. They be predestinate and called to everlasting life which hear & receive the word of god.
1VVhat is predestinacion? It is the secrete election of the wysedome of God to eternall life,2 without our deseruing. They be predestinate and called to euerlasting life which heare & receiue the word of god.
- 1Predestination what it is.
- 2Rom. 9.10.11.
1What is free will? It is the liberty that man hath in doing outward things, and the natural work of man in such things as be not spiritual: as in ordering him self after a civill and political fashion, and outward fulfilling of the moral virtues. Howbeit, he hath not the power, no nor yet the will to love God, dread God, and to know him: until that he be renewed, and that Christ hath set him at liberty. For then (as John saith) If the son hath made ye free, then are ye free in deed. For unto that time that we know God,2 we can not love him nor dread him. ⟨image 22⟩And when we love him,3