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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 Argument to the tenth Slander.
The Sycophants Argument to the tenth Slaunder.
AGAINST the tenth Article they reason thus: If Satan be a liar by the power of God, then it is a just thing to be a liar, and Satan is just, for if it be just to command lying, to obey with lying is just, for the righteousness of obedience is esteemed by the righteousness of the commandment: and as to obey a wicked precept is wicked, so to obey a just precept is just.
AGAINST the tenth Article they reason thus: If Sathan be a lyer by the power of God, then it is a iust thing to be a lyer, and Sathan is iust, for if it be iust to commaund lying, to obey with lying is iust, for the rightuousnesse of obedience is esteemed by the rightuousnesse of the commaundement: and as to obey a wicked precept is wicked, so to obey a iust precept is iust.
THE REFUTATION.
THE REFVTATION.
THERE is neither lie nor sin commanded of God in the it is sin, but as it is the punishment of sin. And it is a just thing before God to punish sins with sins, as we have plentifully showed in his place. Then that the obedience may be said to be just, it is not enough that the precept be just, but that is also required, that that which is justly commanded, be justly executed. Therefore Satan even then doth not obey, yea he resisteth God by a direct contrary, when he doth that which God commandeth, for agreement in that kind is the chiefest disagreement, because God justly willeth & commandeth the punishment of sin, but Satan doth so execute this, not ye he may punish sin, but that as much as in him lieth, he may commit sin.