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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 fifth and sixth Slander.
The Sycophants Arguments to the fifth and sixth Sclaunder.
AGAINST the fifth and sixth, they say both many other things, and especially these: if God willeth sin, and is the author of sin, God himself is to be punished, for sin must needs be punished in the author of it. If God willeth sin, the Devil willeth not sin, for the Devil is contrary to God in all things, if God willeth sin, he loveth sin, and if he love sin, he hateth righteousness. If God willeth sin, he is worse than many men, for many men will not sin, but how much so ever any one cometh nearer to the nature of GOD, so much the less he willeth sin. Why then sayeth Paul, The good that I would do I do not, but the evil that I would not, that I do? Why willeth not Paul that which God willeth, or why willeth Paul that which God willeth not? Finally, they ask what Scripture doth witness, that wicked acts are committed to God, not only being willing, but the author thereof.
AGAINST the fifth and sixth, they say both many other things, and especially these: if God willeth sinne, and is the authour of sinne, God himselfe is to be punished, for sinne must needes be punished in the authour of it. If God willeth sinne, the Deuill willeth not sinne, for the Deuill is contrarie to God in all thinges, if God willeth sinne, he loueth sinne, and if he loue sinne, he hateth righteousnesse. If God willeth sinne, he is worse than manye menne, for many menne will not sinne, but howe muche so euer any one commeth nearer to the nature of GOD, so muche the lesse hee wylleth sinne. VVhy then sayeth Paule, The good that I woulde doe I doe not, but the euill that I woulde not, that I doe? VVhy willeth not Paule that whyche God willeth, or why willeth Paule that which God willeth not? Finally, they aske what Scripture doth witnesse, that wicked actes are committed to God, not onely being willing, but the authour thereof.