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…

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,¹ which yet I thought good to set down in moe words, that in part I might display the wickedness, and in part the foolishness of him, who yet shamed not to object unto us those things, which of what forte they should be, he verily never seemeth to have understood. I come to the matter. We show, that all things come to pass by the eternal immutable decree of God, for that with him is neither ignorance, nor imbecility, nor [Greek or Hebrew] negligence, nor any alteration of counsel. We also show this, that those things that are changed are not changed, but by the eternal and immutable coū sell ⟨p. 49⟩of God. But this third we have approved, which dependeth of the aforesaid, that this collection is most sure, this thing is so come to pass, therefore it was the counsel of God, that it should so come to pass.

Tell me therefore (that we maye amongest manye choose one singular example) when Sathan endeuoured to destroy Ioseph by his brethren, by whome God hadde decréed to saue the Isralites, what did he? truely the selfe thing that he had decréed, againste whome he did oppose himselfe, that is, that Ioseph hauing gotten auctoritie in Egipt, might prepare refuge for the Church of GOD. Ioseph therefore respectyng Gods decrée, and comforting his amayed brethren, said: You did not send me hether, but God. Therefore, where I saide, that the seconde causes do readily endeuour themselues to the will of God, as appertaineth to the corrupt will of the wicked, is thus to be vnderstoode, that wée maye rather consider the issue than the forme oft hat will. But these (it maye be) are too far fetcht,