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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 Sycophant's Arguments against the first Article.
The Sicophantes Arguments agaynst the first Article.
THEY say that the first Article is both against Nature, and against Scripture. Of Nature they say thus: Every living creature naturally loveth his issue: but this nature is of God, whereon it followeth that God should love his issue. For neither, would he make that living creatures should love their issue, except he loved his own. And this they prove thus: The Lord hath said, Should I cause others to bring forth children, and shall not my self bring forth. As though he should say, That which I cause others to do, I my self do the same: But I cause others to bring forth children, therefore I also do bring forth. Hence they bring an argument of similitude: God causeth living creatures to love their issue, therefore he loveth his own. But all men are the issue of God, for God is the father of Adam, of whom all men are borne: Therefore he loveth all men.
THEY say that the first Article is both agaynst Nature, and against Scripture. Of Nature they say thus: Euery liuing creature naturally loueth his issue: but this nature is of God, whereon it followeth that God should loue his issue. For neither, woulde he make that liuing creatures should loue their issue, except he loued his owne. And this they proue thus: The Lorde hath said, Should I cause others to bring forth children, and shall not my selfe bring forth. As though he should say, That whiche I cause others to doe, I my selfe doe the same: But I cause others to bring forth children, therefore I also doe bring foorth. Hence they bring an argument of similitude: God causeth liuing creatures to loue their issue, therefore he loueth his owne. But all men are the issue of God, for God is the father of Adam, of whom all men are borne: Therefore he loueth all men.