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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.
REFUTATION.
REFVTATION.
ALL these things I grant thee, and that so, as they make quite against thee. For seeing Adams posterity shall stand in no other estate, than Adam stood in, that is, that he might voluntarily throw down himself headlong to destruction, whence afterwards the Lord would deliver all these, whom he had from everlasting decreed to give unto his son, the self thing ensueth that we to give unto his son, the self thing ensueth that we wish, that the Elect have nothing to complain of this decree of God, seeing their estate is now by so much better, than if Adam had not sinned, by how much it is more excellent to be saved by Christ the son of God, than by Adam: by Grace than by Nature. And that the Reprobate also cannot complain any thing of God, as which, albeit according to the decree of God, they are ⟨p. 53⟩fallen in Adam, yet fell they in him voluntarily, and not by force, and therefore are but deservedly damned. If this doth not satisfy thee and them, I will cry with Paul, O man who art thou that pleadest with God?
ALL these things I graunt thée, and that so, as they make quite againste thée. For séeing Adams posteritie shall stande in no other estate, than Adam stoode in, that is, that hée mighte voluntarily throwe downe hymselfe headlong to destruction, whence afterwardes the Lord woulde deliuer all these, whome he had from euerlasting decréed to giue vnto his sonne, the selfe thing ensueth that wée to giue vnto his sonne, the selfe thing ensueth that wée wishe, that the Elect haue nothing to complaine of this decrée of God, séeing their estate is nowe by so muche better, than if Adam had not sinned, by howe muche it is more excellent to be saued by Christe the sonne of God, than by Adam: by Grace than by Nature. And that the Reprobate also cannot complaine any thing of God, as whiche, albeit according to the decrée of God, they are