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…

So oft as the Lord executeth the just counsels and deer•es of his eternal will by the wicked, as by Satan, or men, in that they are not negenerate, he advanceth his own strength and efficacy in his work by them, either not knowing, or against their wills: but yet in so much as they do his work, the Lord worketh not in them, but letteth loose the reins of Satan, whereto also he giveth, the wicked to be stirred and enforced by his just judgement, that they may be carried by his and their own lust. 29 Therefore we repel not the name of sufferance or leave, nor was it ever in our minds, to say, that God worketh in the wicked. But because the difference of will and sufferance which Augustine no doubt took from the Greeks, the Sophisters drawn from Augustine, and finally thou from them, have depraved: because, I say, this difference is usurped of you to oppress the truth, therefore we utterly repel it. 30 For you set will against sufferance, whereupon it ⟨p. 115⟩followeth that God suffereth those things which he doth suffer ether against his will or in deed idly, & not regarding them. But we yt contrary, least we either rob God of his infinite & immeasurable power, or think with the Epicures, we say that is the truth, that God doth nothing but willingly either by instruments, or permitteth to instruments that they may do, yet so that whatsoever he do, he do it most justly, and most justly suffereth what soever he suffereth. 31 And he worketh in respect of his own work: but he suffereth in respect of that work which that evil instruments do willingly, in so much as they be active not passive instruments, that we may retain yt words accustomed in schools. Yet he justly suffereth that these do unjustly, because that sins, in so much as God suffereth them, are no sins, but punishments of sins. For it is a just thing before God, that sins be punished even with sins. But these self actions, forasmuch as they proceed from Satan and wicked men, stirred up of Satan and their own concupiscence, in this respect they are sins, which the Lord justly punisheth in his due time, for the Lord never suffereth sins as they are sins, yea he ever disalloweth and forbiddeth them. 32 Nor is this consequence aught worth, God will all things, therefore he alloweth all things.

So ofte as the Lorde executeth the iust counsels and deer•es of hys eternall will by the wicked, as by Satan, or men, in that they are not negenerate, he aduaunceth his owne strength and efficacie in his worke by them, either not knowing, or against their willes: but yet in so muche as they doe his worke, the Lorde worketh not in them, but letteth loose the raynes of Satan, whereto also he giueth, the wicked to be stirred and inforced by his iuste iudgement, that they may be caried by his and their owne luste. 29 Therefore we repell not the name of sufferance or leaue, nor was it euer in our mindes, to say, that God worketh in the wicked. But bicause the difference of will and sufferaunce whiche Augustine no doubte tooke from the Gréekes, the Sophisters drawne from Augustine, and finally thou from them, haue depraued: bicause, I say, this difference is vsurped of you to appresse the truth, therefore we vtterly repell it. 30 For you set will agaynst sufferance, wherevpon it