A treatise of mans imaginations Showing his natural evil thoughtsA treatise of mans imaginations Shewing his naturall euill thoughts

This plainly confuteth the common opinion of ignorant people, who hold that all good things, as peace, wealth, joy, and felicity, come from God: but all evil, as affliction, calamity, curses, & judgements, come from the devil, and God only suffereth them. This is a most erroneous and blind conceit, which filleth ⟨p. 6⟩many a soul with much anguish and impatience: for what comfort can he have in the time of trouble, that is persuaded it cometh wholly from the devil, and the hand of God is not therein? We therefore must learn to reform this opinion, and know that crosses, and troubles come from God. This David knew well, and therefore when Shemi cursed him, and railed on him, he forbade Ab•shai to touch him, because (saith he)^b what if (or, it may be) God hath bid him curse David: so Joseph telleth his brethren, who most traitorously sold him into Egypt, that^c the Lord sent him before them.

This plainly confuteth the common opinion of ignorant people, who hold that all good things, as peace, wealth, ioy, and felicitie, come from God: but all euill, as affliction, calamitie, curses, & iudgements, come from the deuill, and God onely suffereth thē. This is a most erroneous and blind conceipt, which filleth ⟨p. 6⟩many a soule with much anguish and impatience: for what comfort can he haue in the time of trouble, that is perswaded it commeth wholly from the deuill, and the hand of God is not therein? We therefore must learne to reforme this opinion, and know that crosses, and troubles come from God. This Dauid knew well, and therefore when Shemi cursed him, and railed on him, he forbad Ab•shai to touch him, because (saith he)^b what if (or, it may be) God hath bid him curse Dauid: so Ioseph telleth his brethren, who most traiterously sold him into Egypt, that^c the Lord sent him before them.