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…

Now may we refer the selfsame work to God, to Satan, to man the author, but either we shall excuse Satan by Gods company, or pronounce God the author of evil? easily, if we first consider the end of working, and then the manner. The Lords determination is to exercise the patience of his servant by calamity: Satan laboureth to drive him to desperation: The Chaldees by another mans goods, besides right and equity, see to get advantage. Such diversity ⟨p. 106⟩in the purposes doth mightily distinguish the work, there is no less difference in the manner, God yieldeth his servant to be afflicted to Satan, he yieldeth him the Chaldees, whom he chose to be his ministers to execute it, and giveth them to be enforced, Satan otherwayes provoketh the wicked minds of the Chaldees with their poisoned darts, to the accomplishment of that wicked act. They furiously rush to injustice, and wrap and defile all their members with wickedness, Satan therefore is properly said to work in the reprobate, in whom he exerciseth his kingdom, that is, the kingdom of sin God is said also to work after this manner, because Satan himself, seeing he is but an instrument of his wrath, he enforceth him this way and that way as he will, and at his beck, to execute his just judgements. I let pass here the universal moving of God, whence all creatures, as they are sustained, so they receive efficacy to do any thing. I speak only of that special doing, which appeareth in every deed. To ascribe therefore one deed to God, to Satan, and to man, we see is not absurd, but the variety in the end and manner causeth, that the inblame• able justice of God doth shine forth, and the wickedness of Devil & man to his own confusion, doth bewray it self. What more? let us hear also what he writeth in his Book of the eternal Predestination of God against Pighius, whose impudency thou hast set thy self to follow.

Now may we referre the selfesame worke to God, to Sathan, to man the author, but eyther we shall excuse Sathan by Gods company, or pronounce God the author of euil? easily, if we firste consider the ende of working, and then the manner. The Lordes determination is to exercise the patience of his seruaunte by calamitie: Sathan laboureth to driue him to desperation: The Chaldees by another mans goodes, besydes right and equitie, sée to gette aduantage. Such diuersitie ⟨p. 106⟩