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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 REFUTATION.
THE REFVTATION.
ALBEIT thou windest thy self like an Eel into every part, yet thou art taken captive, for though I grant thee, that Satan is not by the commandment of God alyer of obedience, yet it shall not follow in respect of this precept, that there is any injustice in God, or obedience in Satan, for God hath justly inflicted upon Satan this frowardness, not as it is frowardness, but as the Lord depriving him of the gift of obedience, he justly willeth, that the filthy spirit be every day worse than himself, until, when the measure is full, he may adjudge him to eternal torments. And doth the Lord seem to thee either idle, or against his will, and not rather willing, and justly decreeing, to execute the parts of a Judge, even against Satan himself? but Satan himself, when the Lord hath justly commanded him, punishing his sins with sins, is not obediently a liar, yet in that he doth not obey, he obeyeth not, as he which murmureth against God, and against his will procureth to himself condemnation.
ALBEIT thou windest thy selfe like an Eele into euerie part, yet thou art takē captiue, for though I grant thée, that Sathan is not by the commaundement of God alyer of obedience, yet it shall not followe in respecte of this precept, that there is any iniustice in God, or obedience in Sathan, for God hath iustly inflicted vppon Sathan this frowardnesse, not as it is frowardnesse, but as the Lord depriuing him of the gift of obedience, he iustly willeth, that the filthye spirite be euery daye worse than himselfe, vntil, when the measure is full, he may adiudge him to eternall torments. And dothe the Lorde séeme to thée eyther ydle, or againste his will, and not rather willing, and iustly decréeing, to execute ye parts of a Iudge, euen againste Sathan himselfe? but Sathan hymselfe, when the Lord hath iustly commaunded him, punishing his sinnes with sinnes, is not obediently a lyer, yet in that he doth not obey, he obeyeth not, as he which murmureth against God, and against his will procureth to himselfs condemnation.