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…

For whereas thou triflest elsewhere, that many things are done against the determination of God, as if the issue of Gods counsel depended of a condition adiected, and that indeed such as is set in our power, all this the Church of Basil out of the word of God hath worthily cursed long ago, for sacrilegious blasphemy. And the rather, because we are entered into this speech, I think good to annex thy words out of that unclean quaternion of thine annotations upon the Epistle of Paul to the Romans, which being by good right condemned of the Church at Basil, yet thy likes have not ceased to sperple throughout all Churches. I hinke therefore good, I say, to recite them, and refel them, because they belong to this place. Thou say est, it is easy to show, that many things are done against the determination which is toyned with condition. The ¹Potter hath determined the chalk to be a vessel for the kitchen, but that vessel is cleft in the furnace, contrary to the determination. God had determined to bring all the Israelites that he brought out of Egypt, into the land of Canaan, as Moses himself showeth: and therefore were all baptized into Moses in the cloud: but because they would ⟨p. 147⟩not assault the Canaanites against the determination, they perished in the woods: and as the Scribes sordid the counsel of God, in themselves Luke. 7. God had vowed King Hezekiah to death: but by prayers and godliness Hezekiah obtained fifteen years contrary to the determination. Sire hundred such may be brought. Doest thou acknowledge thy words, thou monster of men, than the which, Satan could not vomit any more filthy thing against Heaven? For, who is our God, if his counsel depend upon us? if any thing can come to pass (as thou sayest in the same place) against his will and determination? if he be changed like men? if men may violate his determination? if he shame not to make frustrate to morrow, that which he determined to day? I humbly beseech you, you noble Senators of the most famous City, & also you most excellent & well learned Governors of the University at Basil, how long will you suffer in your bosom, this shame, this filth, this monstrous beast? But to the matter: thou depravest shamefully & filthily three testimonies, that thou mayest strengthen thy blasphemy.

For whereas thou triflest elsewhere, that many things are done against the determination of God, as if the issue of Gods counsel depended of a condition adiected, and that indéede such as is sette in oure power, all this the Churche of Basill oute of the worde of God hath worthily cursed long agoe, for sacrilegious blasphemie. And the rather, bycause we are entred into this speech, I thinke good to annexe thy words out of that vncleane quaternion of thine annotations vpon the Epistle of Paule to the Romanes, whiche being by good right condemned of the Churche at Basill, yet thy lykes haue not ceased to sperple throughout all Churches. I hinke therefore good, I say, to recite them, and refell them, bycause they belong to this place. Thou say est, it is easie to shew, that many things are done against the determination which is toyned with condition. The