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…

If we see the name of God to be torn with blasphemies, his holy precepts violated, souls destroyed, and all sin and wickedness flourish, as in deed these scoffers, whatsoever befall, do laugh, are touched with no care, least colour might kill them, except when somewhat is done that less pleaseth them, for then forgetful of all these pleasant speculations of not judging, they become far more sharp and rigorous than others. And they also secretly mock them of whom they are nourished, and ldoe thrust out their tongs behind their backs. For all their delight and study is in this, that they may jocundly take their pleasure in quietness and security, for they have heard this sentence of Solomon, that the bones are withered with a sorrowful spirit. So least lost with leanness, they have found this way of pleasant and peaceable delighting, that is, all carefulness ⟨p. 105⟩expelled, in approving all those things, wherewith it is of necessity, that Gods children be moved and troubled in mind, least they should have any more cause of sorrow. Lo how delighting themselves in evil things equally as in good, they turn all things to their commodity. But Paul sayeth, that this is a heap of iniquity,¹ when one doth not only commit iniquity, but assenteth thereunto with delight. Therefore if there be credit to be given to Paul, let us hold these for the most wicked of all men, which are not therewith satisfied, in that they sleep in their own sins, they break out into that wickedness, that they glad themselves in others sins. Do not these things yet content thee, and wilt thou urge me to other of Calvins Books? hear therefore what he hath taught a good while ago of the same matters, in the. 2. Chapter, and. 69. Section, of Christian Institutions. Far other is the manner (saith he) of the divine action, which that it may more certainly appear to us, let the calamity done to holy Job by the Chaldees be for an example. The Chaldees when they had stain his pastors, they despoil his flock as enemies. Now their wicked act is evident. Nor ceaseth Satan in that work, from whom the history telleth all that did come. But Job himself reknowledgeth the Lords work in it, who he sayeth, took from him those things that were taken away by the Chaldees.

If we sée the name of God to be torne with blasphemies, his holy precepts violated, soules destroyed, and all finne and wickednesse florishe, as in déede these scoffers, whatsoeuer befall, doe laugh, are touched with no care, least collor mighte kill them, excepte when somewhat is done that lesse pleaseth them, for then forgetfull of all these pleasant speculations of not iudging, they become farre more sharp and rigorous than others. And they also secretely mocke them of whome they are nourished, and ldoe thrust out their tongs behinde theyr backes. For al their delighte and studye is in this, that they may iocandly take their pleasure in quietnesse and securitie, for they haue heard this sentence of Salomon, that the bones are withered with a sorowfull spirite. So least lost with leanenesse, they haue founde this way of pleasant and peaceable delighting, that is, al carefulnesse