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…

Seeing therefore God hath made choice, especially of all others in these parts, of thee alone, by the depravation of nature, envious and a slanderer, by whom partly he might exercise his own people, and partly punish those, who having despised the offered trueth of the Gospel, do follow lies and slanders, so oft as he seeth good he sensibly stirreth up in this thy depraved nature, those motions, using both the ministry of Satan, of others, & also thine own lewdness: which motions afterwards by little & little break out into those blasphemies, & those contumelies, in refelling whereof we now take pains. But when in the years paste we reproved these things; and when also we reprove them now, what do we else, but that we daily more and more prick thee forward, that thou mayst proceed to slander, and to forge blasphemies? Yet be it far away, that when we say thou art moved and enforced of God, we should ascribe to God any of thy sins. Be it also far away, that there may worthily be laid upon us any blame, because being provoked with our writings. Thou becomest every day worse and worse, for that our diligence is exercised with thy lewd speaking: for that by this mean the hypocrisy of many, is daily manifested: for that by thy slanders is stirred up in us a desire to know the truth and defend it: for that the just judgement of God against those who have preferred trueth before falsehood, or abused the knowledge of the Gospel, is so set before us to be seen, as in a most clear glass, in this thy strength ¹of lying and error: we acknowledge that we are bound to God for this, which moveth and directeth thy lewdness to these uses. And whereas thy deceits are now espied of many, whose simplicity other ways thou mightest have deceived: for that thine [Greek or Hebrew] doubtfulness is now hated of many: for that now those savage ⟨p. 205⟩purposes, which thou haddest taken to oppress the truth, are now apparent to all: when without respect thou wouldest that heretics should be borne withal: for that in some forte all men do know what is thine impudency in perverting the word of God, godly men also do acknowledge that they are bound to God for this, and with a thankful mind, they acknowledge that our diligence was somewhat in that matter, so far it is off that we should sustain any blame:

Séeing therfore God hath made choyse, especiallie of al others in these partes, of thée alone, by the deprauation of nature, enuious and a slaunderer, by whom partly hée might exercise his owne people, and partly punish those, who hauing despised the offered trueth of the Gospell, do folowe lyes and slaunders, so ofte as he séeth good hée sēsibly stirreth vp in this thy depraued nature, those motions, vsing both ye ministery of Satan, of others, & also thyne own lewdnes: which motions afterwards by litle & litle breake out into those blasphemies, & those contumelyes, in refelling wherof we now take paynes. But when in the yeares paste we reproued these things; and when also we reproue them nowe, what do we else, but that we daylye more and more pricke thée forewarde, that thou mayst procéede to siaunder, and to forge blasphemies? Yet be it farre away, that when we say thou arte moued and inforced of God, we shoulde ascribe to God any of thy sins. Be it also far awai, that there may worthily be layd vpon vs any blame, bicause being prouoked with our wrytings. Thou becomest euerye daye worse and worse, for that our diligence is exercised with thy lewde speaking: for that by this meane the hipocrisie of manye, is dayly manifested: for that by thy slaunders is stirred vp in vs a desire to knowe the truth and defend it: for that the iust iudgement of God against those who haue preferred trueth before falsehoode, or abused the knowledge of the Gospell, is so set before vs to be séene, as in a most cleare glasse, in this thy strength