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…

whether he perform his work by good or evil instruments, are always just, good, and holy, but in so much as the instruments work, sometimes their actions be good, and therefore acceptable to God, but sometimes evil, and therefore inacceptable to God, and enthralled to his just judgement. For albeit God willeth and doth all things that be done, yet he willeth not all things in such forte, or executeth in such wise, as the instruments will and do, ⟨p. 123⟩for the fault is in the instruments, not in God. But now it is that we see which works of the instruments be good, and which also evil. But that that may be conveniently made plain, we say, that the will of God is used in two sorts, for sometimes it containeth only those things, which the Lord doth simply allow, that is, because the quality of them is good of it self, as when David sayeth, teach me to do thy will: and when we pray the father that his will may be done in carthe as it is in Heaven, that is, that all our life may be framed to his will. In these places I say, and innumerable others, the will of God showeth nothing else, than that which the Lord hath manifested to us in his word, to be acceptable and pleasant to himself: nor in deed do we say, that Satan or men, in that they do evil, do the will of God, but rather resist the will of God, and therefore in the end to suffer just punishments of their wickedness. And therefore we determine that they are evil, whose quality is such, that in themselves they displease God But contrarily, those are good, which God doth simply in themselves allow: but sometimes the will of God doth contain even those things, which he doth not simply allow, but rather rejecteth and revengeth them, which yet he decreeth, & [Greek or Hebrew] by his mean, and in a certain respect do please him, which when thou understandest not, thou foolishly reprehendest. For what? wilt thou deny that they do heinously offend which persecute the Church but that the saints are afflicted by the will of God, if it be so that thou deny it, Peter himself shall refute thee in two places, It is better (saith be) if God will so,¹ that you be persecuted for well doing than for evil. The same in the same Epistle, Those (saith he) that by the will of God are afflicted, let them commit their fowls to him […] well doing, as to […] faithful creator.

whether hée performe his worke by good or euill instruments, are alwayes iust, good, and holy, but in so muche as the instrumentes worke, sometimes their actions be good, and therefore acceptable to God, but sometimes euill, and therefore inacceptable to God, and inthralled to his iust iudgement. For albeit God willeth and doth all things that be done, yet he willeth not all things in suche forte, or executeth in such wise, as the instruments will and do,