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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 eighth Slander.
The eigth Sclaunder.
The hardening of Pharaoh, & moreover, his frowardness of mind, and rebellion, was the work of God, and that by the testimony of Moses, who ascribeth to God, the whole rebellion of Pharaoh.
The hardning of Pharao, & moreouer, his frowardnesse of minde, and rebellion, was the worke of God, and that by the testimonie of Moses, who ascribeth to God, the whole rebellion of Pharao.
THE ANSWER.
THE AVNSVVERE.
IN another place thou definest, that to harden, declareth nothing else, but not to mollify. That definition I say, to be foolish and ridiculous. For seeing we all (as thou thy self art constrained to grant albeit a little after thou dissentest from thy self) carry flinty hearts, to harden, declareth not not to mollify, but to make something of hard, harder. ⟨p. 194⟩Seeing this hardness is from the birth in us, and is enlarged upon us, not by creation, but by corruption, and therefore God worthily detesteth it, and even by his ensue judgement doubleth it, how is it, that you fear to grant, that the hardening was the just work of God, the punisher and avenger? Verily, thou canst not deny, that the spirit of GOD doeth not speak otherwise. For in how many places is GOD said to harden, to blind, to shut up the ears, to make gross the hate, to hold the heart, to turn the heart, to give over into a reprobate sense, to send a strong delusion, and many like? Howe often do they come in reading? But of sufferance in these things, there is not indeed the least mention in the sacred Books, as much indeed, as I can call to mentorte,