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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 eight and ninth Slander.
The Sycophants Argumentes to the eight and ninth Sclaunder.
In the eighth and ninth articles, they ask what Moses meant when he writeth And Pharaoh hardened his heart. But is it so to be interpreted, Pharaoh hardened his heart, that is, God hardened Pharaoh's heart? That shall be much more violent, than if thou shouldest say, God hardened Pharaoh's heart, that, is he suffered Pharaoh in the natural hardness of his heart, because Pharaoh refused to obey him. Then they ask of that: This day, if you will hear his voice, harden not your ⟨p. 196⟩hearts. But, if they have so expounded it, GOD will not harden your hearts, it will be most absurd: for he should command men, that which is Gods: For, if it be the Lords to harden hearts, it cannot be enjoined to men, that they should either harden, or not harden the hearts, no more than, that they should add, or take away from their stature one cubit.
In the eigth and ninth articles, they aske what Moses meant when he writeth And Pharao hardened his hearte. But is it so to be interpreted, Pharao hardned his hearte, that is, God hardned Pharaos hearte? That shall be much more violent, than if thou shouldest say, God hardened Pharaos hearte, that, is hee suffered Pharao in the naturall hardenesse of hys hearte, bycause Pharao refused to obey hym. Then they aske of that: Thys daye, if you will heare hys voyce, harden not youre ⟨p. 196⟩