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…

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 ⟨p. 60⟩albeit that GOD shoulde saue but one man, wée say the greatnesse of his loue, which he hath manifested in the secrete and incomprehensible misterie of hys eternal sonne, is suche, that by infinite degrées it shoulde excéede all his seueritie to the wicked, howe great soeuer it be thought. For who in heauen or earth may comprehende what is the breadth, the length, and profunditie of hys loue towardes vs miserable sinners? For how greate these are, that eternall worde, whiche in the beginnyng was God with God, to be so abaced, that he became man, subiect to all the infirmities of our fleshe, sinne onely excepted, that wée agayne might be made the chyldren of GOD. That eternal worde to be conceyued, to be borne and to drawe the common breach with vs. The almightie to be afflicted the space almost of foure and thirtie yeares: with all troubles and afflictions, with hunger, thirste, watchings, with horrours bothe of bodie and minde, with infinite slaunders: the lyfe it selfe to be slayne with moste sharpe and cruell torments, and to be shutte vp in a sepulchre: For so we may speake by the example of Paul, not that we should confound the natures, but vnite them beyng seuerall. But what, seyng that nowe in suche falsehoode of the worlde, the continuall loue of Christe towardes hys Churche, dothe not nor euer shall cease: if but one I say, and onely pryuate man shoulde be made partaker of this wonderfull, and inexplicable benefite, what mater yet can be vrged of thys loue of God, with his seueritie agaynst all other men, and the very rebellious Angels? But thou a craftie fellow, haddest rather discerns the state of wrath and mercie, by the number of the damned and saued, then by the nature of them.