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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.
God maketh not Satan a liar, nor is he the father of lies, but he justly useth even as it pleaseth him, the Devil albeit a liar, and father of lies, both to exercise his, and to scourge the wicked. And he that hath said, that God beareth one thing in heart, and another in mouth, let him be accursed. Yet we deny that the Lord doth make known all his counsels, but so far only as it is meet, as hath appeared in the civill war taken in hand against the Beniamites.1 But also we distinguish those things which the Lord saith for trial, reproving, and threatening sake, of those things which he simply commandeth to be done: all which because thou understandest not, therefore thou patchest false consequents together, and doest verily snare thy self, while thou wouldest entangle us.
God maketh not Sathan a lyer, nor is he the father of lyes, but he iustly vseth euen as it pleaseth him, the Deuil albeit a lyer, and father of lyes, both to exercise his, and to scourge the wicked. And he that hath sayde, that God beareth one thing in hearte, and another in mouth, let him be accurssed. Yet we denye that the Lorde dothe make knowen all his councels, but so farre onely as it is méete, as hathe appeared in the ciuill warre taken in hande againste the Beniamites.1 But also we distinguishe those things whiche the Lord saith for tryall, reprouing, and threatning sake, of those things whych he simply commaundeth to be done: all which bycause thou vnderstandest not, therefore thou patchest false consequents togither, and doest verily snare thy selfe, whyle thou wouldest intangle vs.
But go to, now let us behold thine Idol, and first what manner of God (I pray thee) hadst thou determined to paint out unto us? forsooth such a one, as nature and reason do teach. But we owe all idolatry to this thy nature and reason, as Paul witnesseth, and that disputing not of every one, but of the wisest of all men. The same crieth out [Greek or Hebrew], that the wisdom of the flesh is nothing else but the hatred of God: that they are passing wicked, which are not conceived in the covenant: that the world hath not known God