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…

And yet God would have him suffer these things for manifesting the faith of Christ, exercising the martyr of Christ, neither did he fulfil his own good will, by the good will of the Christians, but by the evil will of the Jews: and they rather appertained to him, which would not that he would, than those by whom being willing he did that he would, because that same thing indeed, but he by them with good will, but they performed with an evil will. But all wills be either of Angels or of men, either of good or of evil: either willing that which God willeth, or an other than God willeth ⟨p. 174⟩the will of the omnipotent God remaineth always inuicted which can never be evil, because also when it ordaineth evil, it is just, and verily, that which is just is not evil. Behold the first part of thy slander plentifully, truly, and plainly manifested. Now I come to the other wherein thou doest maliciously imagine, that Calvin teacheth, that the will of God is often contrary to his commandment. I will first speak of the matter it self, then I will show Calvins words, that every man may know thine impudency, in depraving them. We grant, that the Lord in the table of the commandments, and the explication thereof, hath plainly and simply manifested to us his will, so much indeed as maketh to the leading of a godly and innocent life. Yet I say thou art brainless and stark mad, if thou thinkest that all the will of God is comprehended in his law. For what? Doth not the free redemption by Christ appertain to his will. Yet is there of this benefit no mention in his law. For the declaration of this law, belongeth to the other part of the divine word, which is called the Gospel. But while we speak so, do we attribute to God two wills, and those repugnant by direct contrary? For these be contraries, Except thou do all these things, thou shalt dye the death: and albeit thou do them not, yet, if thou doest believe, thou shalt live. Yet God forbid, that we should attribute to God two wills, much less contrary, seeing the will of God is ever one, most simple and like it self. For the LORD never gave his law with that will, that by it he might save us, but rather that thereby being convict of unrighteousness, he might bring us to CHRIST.

And yet God woulde haue him suffer these things for manifesting the faith of Christe, exercising the martire of Christe, neither didde he fulfill his owne good will, by the good will of the Christians, but by the euill will of the Iewes: and they rather appertained to him, whiche woulde not that he woulde, than those by whome being willing he did that he woulde, bicause that same thing indéed, but he by them with good will, but they performed wyth an euill will. But all wills be either of Angels or of men, either of good or of euill: either willing that whiche God willeth, or an other than God willeth