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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.
Again, as I have often said, we may not say that GOD hath simply created some to perdition, but to declare his own glory in the just condemnation of some.
Agayne, as I haue often sayde, wée maye not saye that GOD hathe simplye created some to perdition, but to declare his owne glory in the iuste condemnation of some.
Also the sequel which thou adjoinest, holdeth not, for ⟨p. 60⟩albeit that GOD should save but one man, we say the greatness of his love, which he hath manifested in the secrete and incomprehensible mystery of his eternal son, is such, that by infinite degrees it should exceed all his severity to the wicked, how great soever it be thought. For who in heaven or earth may comprehend what is the breadth, the length, and profundity of his love towards us miserable sinners? For how great these are, that eternal word, which in the beginning was God with God, to be so abased, that he became man, subject to all the infirmities of our flesh, sin only excepted, that we again might be made the children of GOD. That eternal word to be conceived, to be borne and to draw the common breach with us. The almighty to be afflicted the space almost of four and thirty years: with all troubles and afflictions, with hunger, thirst, watchings, with horrors both of body and mind, with infinite slanders: the life it self to be slain with most sharp and cruel torments, and to be shut up in a sepulchre: For so we may speak by the example of Paul, not that we should confound the natures, but unite them being several. But what, seeing that now in such falsehood of the world, the continual love of Christ towards his Church, doth not nor ever shall cease: if but one I say, and only private man should be made partaker of this wonderful, and inexplicable benefit, what matter yet can be urged of this love of God, with his severity against all other men, and the very rebellious Angels? But thou a crafty fellow, haddest rather discerns the state of wrath and mercy, by the number of the damned and saved, then by the nature of them.
Also the sequell whiche thou adioynest, holdeth not, for