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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.
There is more difficulty in the corrupt will of the ⟨p. 48⟩Devils, and all those who are not regenerate, which it is sure doth sometimes oppose it self utterly, that is wittingly and willingly against the decr•es of God. But here is altogether apparent the in comprehensible and in•• plicable condition of the counsels of God, that like as the will of the devil and his members, in that it utterly opposeth it self against God, yet ignorantly serveth the works of God no less than with willing force it should yield to obey him.
There is more difficultie in the corrupte will of the ⟨p. 48⟩Diuelles, and all those who are not regenerate, whiche it is sure doth sometimes oppose it selfe vtterly, that is wittingly and willingly againste ye decr•es of God. But here is altogither apparant the in comprehensible and in•• plicable condition of the counsells of God, that like as the will of the deuill and his members, in that it vtterlye opposeth it selfe againste God, yet ignorauntlye serueth the workes of God no lesse than with willing force it should yéelde to obey him.
Tell me therefore (that we may amongest many choose one singular example) when Satan endeavoured to destroy Joseph by his brethren, by whom God had decreed to save the Israelites, what did he? truly the self thing that he had decreed, against whom he did oppose himself, that is, that Joseph having gotten authority in Egypt, might prepare refuge for the Church of GOD. Joseph therefore respecting Gods decree, and comforting his amazed brethren, said: You did not send me hither, but God. Therefore, where I said, that the second causes do readily endeavour themselves to the will of God, as appertaineth to the corrupt will of the wicked, is thus to be understood, that we may rather consider the issue than the form oft hat will. But these (it may be) are too far fetched,