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An evident display of Popish practises, or patched Pelagianism Wherein is mightily cleared the…An euident display of Popish practises, or patched Pelagianisme Wherein is mightelie cleared the…
An evident display of Popish practises, or patched Pelagianism Wherein is mightily cleared the sovereign truth of Gods eternal predestination, the staid groundwork of our most assured safety by Christ. Written in Latin by that reverend father, master Theodore Beza, and now lately Englished by VV.H. preacher of the Gospel.An euident display of Popish practises, or patched Pelagianisme Wherein is mightelie cleared the soueraigne truth of Gods eternall predestination, the stayd groundworke of oure most assured safetie by Christ. Written in Latin by that reuerend father, mayster Theodore Beza, and now lately Englished by VV.H. preacher of the Gospell.
London: printed by Ralph Newberie, 1578
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.
Satan indeed cannot touch Job, except God see it so good, and for that cause permit it Satan, yea the Devils ⟨p. 46⟩truly could not rage against the swine, except leave be asked of Christ, which he granted not against his will, but willingly. It resteth then we say, that all things are done if God will: and therefore as we see any thing come to pass: let us say that it came to pass, not without the just, eternal, and immutable decree of GOD, But if any man will exclaim here, that we enforce the Stoical necessity. Indeed I grant with Augustine, or rather with the truth it self, that the will of GOD is the necessity of things, but this Stoical I deny. Nor do we bind GOD to the second causes, as Homer bringeth in his Jupiter complaining, that when he would resist destiny, he could not.
Sathan indéede cannot touche Iob, except God sée it so good, and for that cause permitte it Sathan, yea the Diuells ⟨p. 46⟩truely coulde not rage againste the swyne, excepte leaue be asked of Christe, whyche hée graunted not againste hys will, but willinglye. It resteth then wée saye, that all thinges are done if God will: and therefore as we sée anye thyng come to passe: let vs saye that it came to passe, not withoute the iust, eternall, and immutable decrée of GOD, But if anye manne will exclame here, that we enforce the Stoycall necessitie. Indéede I grante with Augustine, or rather with the truth it selfe, that the wil of GOD is the necessitie of things, but this Stoicall I deny. Nor doe we binde GOD to the seconde causes, as Homer bringeth in his Iupiter complayning, that when he woulde resiste destinye, he coulde not.
We (I say) acknowledge no such destiny, but we say, that there is a sure and immutable success of all things, which the Lord hath freely, wisely, justly, from everlasting determined.
We (I saye) acknowledge no suche destiny, but wée saye, that there is a sure and immutable successe of all thinges, whiche the Lorde hathe fréelye, wisely, iustlye, from euerlasting determined.