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…

But they should have had no sin, if corruption had not been enlarged. But why doth he daily give Satan such liberty which he can restrain? truly where soever thou turnest thee, humane reason showeth us this, that he is equally in fault, who when he can prevent one from falling to destruction, yet doth it not, with him that ⟨p. 13⟩throweth him down headlong. Therefore although that thy solution should be of force, human reason should not surcease to deem God unjust. But thou wilt say: These things are curious. They are in deed, and therefore we think it sacrilege for any unreverently to attempt these high mysteries of God. But we say that that is curious and wicked too, to demand how God should be without fault, if he ordain the causes of damnation. Which question thou haste undertook to dissolve: but we think with the Apostle that it is altogether impossible with human senses to be expressed, which is curious, which is passing wicked, which seeketh the secret mysteries of God without his word. Is it thou which seekest a reason of the Divine wisdom, and therefore willingly and of purpose runnest headlong into danger? or I? who when we come to Gods will, being mindful of mans imbecility, do secretly reverence the majesty of god. Therefore that I may briefly say this, let this be the furthest reach of mans judgement: although the cause of his decree is unsearchable, whereby God hath determined from everlasting to create many, in whose just damnation he might manifest the glory of his justice, and for that cause whosoever are appointed unto death, cannot but perish in their time, yet that God, because he damneth none but the corrupt and guilty, is therefore without all blame of their damnation, as he who rightly discerneth those things which men do unjustly, and therefore justly punisheth. But if humane reason can not endure it, yet it doth not follow that it is otherwise. Rather let whatsoever is flesh give place, (for so I had rather than speak as thou doest) that we may wholly repose our selves in the word of God. But thou wilt say, Where is the word of God? Surely thou canst not deny, except thou wilt add somewhat to thine unmeasurable impudency, that in teaching these ⟨p. 14⟩things, we have as it were persisted in the steps of Paul. But we shall see more of this when we shall deal with thee hand to hand.

But they shoulde haue had no sinne, if corruption had not bene inlarged. But why dothe he dayly gyue Sathan suche libertie whiche he can restrayne? truly where soeuer thou turnest thée, humane reason sheweth vs this, that he is equally in fault, who when he can preuent one from fallyng to destruction, yet doth it not, with him that