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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.
¶ THE PREFACE OF the Slanders against the Doctrine of John Calvin, (or rather of every faithful Congregation) of the secrete Providence of God.
¶ THE PREFACE OF the Slaunders against the Doctrine of Iohn Caluin, (or rather of euery faithfull Congregation) of the secrete Prouidence of God.
THY Doctrine, John Calvin, (a man much renowned in all the world) hath many favourers, but therewithal the same in like sort hath many adversaries. But I who wish there may be one doctrine as there is one trueth, and all to consent thereunto, if it may be, have thought convenient to admonish thee familiarly of those things which are usually bruited against thy doctrine, that if they be false, thou wouldest refute them, and send thy refutation to us, that we may the rather withstand them, and do it with such proofs as the people may understand. And there be many things wherein many dissent from thee: but for the present, (leaving the rest to some other convenient time) I will deal with thee of the argument of Destiny or Predestination: because both this Article moveth much controversy in the Church, which we wish may be suppressed: and also the Adversaries reasons in this Argument seem to be such, as can not be refelled by those Books which hitherto thou haste published.
THY Doctrine, Iohn Caluine, (a man muche renowmed in all the worlde) hath many fauourers, but therewithall the same in like sort hath many aduersaries. But I who wishe there may be one doctrine as there is one trueth, and all to consente therevnto, if it maye bee, haue thoughte conuenient to admonishe thee familiarly of those things whiche are vsually bruyted agaynst thy doctrine, that if they be false, thou wouldest refute them, and sende thy refutation to vs, that we maye the rather withstande them, and do it with suche proofes as the people maye vnderstande. And there be many things wherein many dissent from thee: but for the present, (leauing the rest to some other conuenient time) I will deale with thee of the argument of Destinie or Predestination: bicause both this Article moueth much controuersie in the Church, which we wish may be suppressed: and also the Aduersaries reasons in this Argument seeme to be suche, as can not be refelled by those Bookes whiche hitherto thou haste published.