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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 Slanderers fifth Argument to the eleventh Slander.
The Sclaunderers fifth Argument to the eleauenth Sclaunder.
That which thou addest, that God doeth it for his own glory, they say it is ridiculous: For glory useth not to be given of a lye. As Nebuchadnezzar having experienced the justice and power of God, in that that himself, for his pride had bin changed into a brutish nature, gave glory to him, that is, perceiving and judging him to be just.
That which thou addest, that God doeth it for his owne glorie, they say it is ridiculous: For glorie vseth not to be giuè of a lye. As Nabuchadneser hauing experienced the iustice and power of God, in that that himselfe, for his pride had bin changed into a brutish nature, gaue glorie to him, that is, perceiuing and iudging him to be iuste.
THE REFUTATION.
THE REFVTATION.
There proceedeth no lie from God, not even then when he sendeth lying spirits with strong delusion. For in a lye as in other vices & crimes, there is a note of wicked affection, which by no means can fall upon God. And whereas a lying spirit, & men liars by nature, do lie, all this is to be attributed to their own beginnings, not by creation, but depraved by their own voluntary corruption. But in respect of God, it ought to be deemed just judgement, which in respect of Satan & men, is a lie. But if thou deniest, that God by the lies of men doth gather a great Harvest of Glory, first of all I can by thine own example confirm that which thou deniest. For how much thinkest thou thy lies have profited our Churches, whilst we diligently compare them with Gods truth? Truly, except thou haddest utterly an other purpose, we should confess our selves much bound to thee & thy faction for this cause, because you have given us occasion of sarching those things more diligently, of the knowledge whereof we verily take incredible commodity. But so stand together the increases of the Church with Gods glory, that in deed they cannot in any wise be known apart. By the lye of Satan Adam is vanquished. By this fact what fit came to us? what glory to God? verily much more