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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…
An evident display of Popish practises, or patched Pelagianism Wherein is mightily cleared the sovereign truth of Gods eternal predestination, the staid groundwork of our most assured safety by Christ. Written in Latin by that reverend father, master Theodore Beza, and now lately Englished by VV.H. preacher of the Gospel.An euident display of Popish practises, or patched Pelagianisme Wherein is mightelie cleared the soueraigne truth of Gods eternall predestination, the stayd groundworke of oure most assured safetie by Christ. Written in Latin by that reuerend father, mayster Theodore Beza, and now lately Englished by VV.H. preacher of the Gospell.
London: printed by Ralph Newberie, 1578
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Sycophants arguments to the fourth Slander.
The Sycophants arguments to the fourth Slaunder.
Against the fourth, against that of the Prophet Isai, they cry out: We be to them that call good evil, and evil good. If sin be good, and the just work of God, it followeth, that righteousness is the evil and unjust work of God, for righteousness ⟨p. 163⟩is every way contrary to sin. If sin be just, it followeth, that injustice be just. For sin is injustice. If son be the work of God, it followeth, that God doth commit sin: and if he commit sin, he is the servant of sin, by Christs sentence. If sin be the work of God, and Christ came to abolish sin, he came to abolish the work of God. But if he came to abolish the works of the Devil (as Peter witnesseth) which be the works of the Devil? if sin be the just work of God, God hateth and punisheth his own just work, therefore he is unjust. But if it be objected to them, that sin is not sin to God, they will answer, to whom therefore is it sin, or why doeth he himself hate it, or why is it sin, but because it is contrary to the law, not of men, but of God? If sin be the work of God, God committeth sin, and if God committeth sin, he sinneth, as he that doeth righteousness is righteous. But if God sin, why doeth he forbid others to sin? why doeth he not rather command them to sin. that men may follow him? The child ought to follow his father. Be ye holy (saith he) for I am holies Therefore by the same reason it shall be said: Commit sin, for I commit sin.
Against the fourth, against that of the Prophet Isai, they crie out: VVe be to them that call good euil, and euill good. If sinne be good, and the iuste worke of God, it foloweth, that righteousnesse is the euil and vniust work of God, for righteoousnesse