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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 nature of the false God, by the false supposition of the Slanderer.
The nature of the false God, by the false supposition of the Sclaunderer.
I False God is flow to mercy, and swift to wrath, which created the greatest part of the world to destruction, and predestinate them not only to damnation, but to the cause of damnation: therefore he hath decreed from everlasting, and he will, and causeth that they sin of necessity, so that no thefts, nor adulteries, nor murders are committed, except by his will and enforcement, for he ministereth unto them wicked and unhonest affections, not only by sufferance, but effectually, and he hardeneth them, so that when they live wickedly, they do Gods work rather than their own, and they can not otherwise do. He causeth Satan to be a liar, so that not now Satan, but Calvin God is father of lies, as he which often carieth one thing in his mind, and another thing in his mouth.
I False God is flowe to mercie, and swift to wrath, whiche created the greatest part of the world to destruction, and predestinat them not only to damnation, but to the cause of damnation: therefore he hath decréede from euerlasting, and he will, and causeth that they sinne of necessitie, so that no theftes, nor adulteries, nor murthers are committed, except by his wil and enforcement, for he ministreth vnto them wicked and vnhonest affertions, not only by sufferance, but effectually, and he hardneth them, so that whē they liue wickedly, they do Gods worke rather than their owne, and they can not otherwise do. He causeth Sathan to be a lyer, so that not now Sathan, but Caluine God is father of lyes, as he which often carieth one thing in his mind, and another thing in his mouth.