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…

In deed it is an excellent and most profitable doctrine to, as there is one spiritual lawgiver that is God, so that he is the best Judge of our minds. But in the mean time, the testimony is not therefore of less force, which already he hath brought, when therefore we judge whoredom, theft, blasphemy, drunkenness, and ambition to be grievous sins, we give no judgement of our selves, but we approve that which God hath given. But of the contrary, these shameless dogs, feigning that they will not judge, do make themselves higher judges than God. I pray thee, if after the supreme Judge have given sentence, some private man should say, the matter is to be left in doubt, as if nothing should be certain, and the matter by judgement condemned, not to be taken as evil, should not he as a factious man, or author of sedition, be deemed much worthy of great punishment, because he would subvert all order of right? But these filthy dogs, under this pretence, that they say, we must not judge, endeavour to make frustrate the supreme judgements of the highest God, which he hath published to all the world, and that whatsoever he hath pronounced, is but deceiving. We see therefore, that as we may not presume so far, as to judge according to the lust of our own heart, so all things are to be approved, and as it were ratified with our assent which God hath judged, therefore, as avouch him to be a good and righteous Judge, we shall condemn with him wicked works, and as he ⟨p. 103⟩adviseth, we shall judge a good or cuill tree by his fruits. Afterwards, they allege this sentence, Hypocrite,¹ first pluck the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see to remove the mote out of thy brothers eye. But what will they conclude thereof?² This answer belongeth to Hypocrites, who only note other mens faults, and conceal their own, as when he said to them which accused the Adulteress, he that amongst you is without sin, let him cast the first stone at her.

In déede it is an excellente and most profitable doctrine to, as there is one spirituall lawgiuer that is God, so that he is the best Iudge of our minds. But in the meane time, the testimonie is not therefore of lesse force, whiche already he hath broughte, when therefore we iudge whoredome, thefte, blasphemie, dronkennesse, and ambition to be gréeuaus sinnes, we giue no iudgemente of our selues, but we approoue that whiche God hath giuen. But of the contrary, these shamelesse dogges, feygning that they will not iudge, doe make themselues higher iudges than God. I pray thée, if after the supreme Iudge haue gyuen sentence, some priuate man should say, the matter is to be left in doubt, as if nothyng shoulde bée certayne, and the matter by iudgement condemned, not to be taken as euill, shoulde not hée as a factious man, or author of sedition, be déemed muche worthy of greate punishmente, bycause hée would subuert all order of right? But these filthy dogges, vnder this pretence, that they saye, we must not iudge, endeauour to make frustrate the supreme iudgementes of the highest God, whyche he hathe published to all the worlde, and that whatsoeuer he hath pronounced, is but deceyuing. We sée therefore, that as we maye not presume so farre, as to iudge accordyng to the lust of oure owne heart, so all things are to be approued, and as it were ratifyed with our assente whyche God hathe iudged, therefore, as auouche hym to be a good and righteous Iudge, we shall condemne with him wicked workes, and as he