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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.
But thou playest the Slanderer, which is of the Devil, when thou falsely accusest Calvin of that blasphemy, which he hath refuted, as carefully and diligently, as any in the world. God being moved with just anger against the Israelites, pricketh David by the ministry of Satan, that by the numbering of the people, he might make a way to his just judgements. What reprovest thou here? Satan inciteth David to this, not ⟨p. 210⟩that he should obey God: but that God might be offended, and if it may be that David and all the people might perish. David himself, it may be, being provoked with pride or ambition, commandeth the people to be numbered. But is this to attribute to God that which belongeth to the Devil? Art not thou rather a blasphemous mouth, which for the most part destroyest the providence of god?
But thou playste the Sclaunderer, whiche is of the Diuell, when thou falsely accusest Caluine of that blasphemy, which he hath refuted, as carefully and diligently, as any in the worlde. God being moued with iust anger againste the Israelites, pricketh Dauid by the ministerie of Sathan, that by the numbering of the people, he might make a way to his iuste iudgementes. What reprouest thou here? Sathan inciteth Dauid to this, not ⟨p. 210⟩that he shoulde obey God: but that God might be offestded, and if it may be that Dauid and al the people might perish. Dauid himselfe, it may be, being prouoked wyth pride or ambition, commaundeth the people to be numbred. But is this to attribute to God yt which belongeth to the Diuel? Art not thou rather a blasphemous mouth, which for the most parte destroyest the prouidēce of god?