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…

THE REFUTATION.

THE REFVTATION.

THAT God hath two wills, much less contrary, the very Manichees have not said, as those who had rather determine two beginnings, than to vomit out this blasphemy, that God doth daily infinite things willingly, which none might in deed suspect, no man denieth but he that is mad. But in those things which he hath manifested to us, how many things be there, whose reason is so secrete in God, that it passeth the understanding even of Angels?

THAT God hath two willes, muche lesse contrarie, the verie Manichées haue not sayde, as those who hadde rather determine two beginnings, than to vomite out thys blasphemie, that God dothe dayly infinite thinges willingly, which none might in déede suspect, no man denyeth but he that is madde. But in those things whiche he hathe manifested to vs, howe manye things be there, whose reason is so secrete in God, that it passeth the vnderstanding euen of Angels?

This is the secret and incomprehensible will of God, which we avouch, partly being urged with experience, and partly being taught by the words of all the Prophets and Apostles, who cry out almost on every leases side of their Books, that the judgements of God are unsearchable, and his ways past finding out. When we come to this will, we secretly reverence it, whose [Greek or Hebrew] wherefore we confess that by no means we can understand. To us therefore it is assuredly manifest, that there is some secrete and insearchable will of God, and he that speaketh so, doth not search out unknown things, but to thee O Sycophant, how can there be no will of God unknown, which in deed knowest not thy self?