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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 Sycophants third Argument to the thirteenth and fourteenth slander.
The Sycophants third Argument to the thirtenth and fourtenth slaunder.
If Calvins saying be true, man is without excuse before the commandment: whereby it followeth, that there is no no need of the commandment to the causing of this inexcusableness. For if the rejected be wicked before he be wicked, that is, before he be, that is to wit from everlasting, and therefore sinneth necessarily, now he is inexcusable and damned before the precept, and that against all laws, both of God and man. For all laws con damn a man after the offence, and for the offence: at this Calvins God hath condemned, and rejected the wicked before they were, much more before they were wicked or had sinned: and because he hath damned them before sin, he causeth them to sin, that is, that he may seem to have condemned them justly.
If Caluines saying bee true, man is withoute excuse before the commaundement: whereby it foloweth, that there is no no neede of the commaundement to the causing of this inexcusablenesse. For if the resected bee wicked before hee bee wicked, that is, before he bee, that is to witte from euerlasting, and therefore sinneth necessarily, nowe he is inexcusable and damned before the precept, and that against all lawes, both of God and man. For al lawes con demne a man after the offence, and for the offence: at this Caluins God hath candemned, and reiected the wicked before they were, muche more before they were wicked or had sinned: and bycause hee hath damned them before sinne, hee causeth them to sinne, that is, that hee maye seeme to haue condemned them iustly.