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…

for that being offended with our writings, thou rushest headlong in worse, and that by thine own fault, for there is no fault in us: for that many weak ones are offended by thee, because the course of Gospel is hindered of thee: for that thou blasphemest the name of GOD: for that without cause the credit of the faithful servants of God is hindered: finally, for that thou procurest to thy self & others whom thou drawest to the destruction: these finally all men ascribe to Satan, with whose furies thou art driven, and to thy lewdness and impudency. But see now, Sycophant, as I think, an example sufficiently manifest and apparent, whereby thou mayst understand, that God doth so prompt the will and affections to the very wicked, that all these motions, for as much as they are ministered of him, are both just and honest, as they appertain to a just and good work. For the cause of sin is in our selves, but at what time, and against whom it ought to break out, it is in the power of God, which instilleth, not a new malice, but according to his infinite wisdom, when and how it pleaseth him, he moveth, ¹governeth, bendeth, guideth, and finally ordereth to the advancement of the glory of his own name, that which is bred in men, even the wicked not knowing of it, & so much the rather determining a quite contrary counsel with themselves. This is our judgement of the providence ⟨p. 206⟩of God in this argument which we handle, which it remaineth that we confirm with the authority of the word of God and the fathers. Here to we say it appertaineth that the Lord is so often said in Scriptures to have hardened, burdened, and held the hearts of Pharaoh, Sehon, the Canaanites and the Egyptians, and the rather turned them into the hatred of his people. Finally for that the Scripture manifestly calleth the wicked,² a rod, a hammer, a saw, an axe, which in the hand of God is appointed and hurled, not so in any wise as if men were disburdened of blame, or as if men had degenerated into logs and blocks, but that we may know the providence of God not to be idle in any case. Otherways why should God call Nebuchadnezzar his servant, and for that cause also have scourged him, because he called the subversion of Jerusalem his work. But what?

for that being offended with our writings, thou rushest headlong in worse, and that by thine owne faulte, for there is no fault in vs: for that many weake ones are offended by thée, bycause the course of Gospel is hindered of thée: for that thou blasphemest the name of GOD: for that without cause ye credite of ye faithful seruaunts of God is hindered: finally, for that thou procurest to thy self & others whō thou drawest to ye destruction: these finally al men ascribe to Satan, with whose furies thou art driuē, and to thy lewdenesse and impudencie. But sée nowe, Sycophant, as I thinke, an example sufficiently manyfest and apparaunte, whereby thou mayste vnderstand, that God doth so prompte the will and affections to the very wicked, that al these motions, for as much as they are ministred of him, are both iust and honest, as they appertayne to a iust and good worke. For the cause of sin is in our selues, but at what time, and against whom it ought to breake out, it is in the power of God, which instilleth, not a new malice, but according to his infinite wisedome, when and howe it pleaseth him, he moueth,