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…

Finally, if I should grant thee this (noble Warrior) I shall wrap thee in those snares, wherewith thou wast encumbered a little before. For verily, if he will that all be saved, and saveth them not in yt time wherein they are to be saved, it is thence, because he hath changed his mind, or else, that he cannot. But that thy guide & Mistress doeth teach, that neither of both doth agree with the nature of God. And if these be assigned, to what purpose is this preposterous end, least God should seem cruel, if he will not that some one be saved, seeing the goodness of God ought rather to be admired & marvelled at, which will, that so much as one of Adams posterity should be saved? But it shall be labourworth to see what testimonies of Scripture thou abusest to strengthen this error? First therefore thou ⟨p. 258⟩bringest that place of Paul, in which it is said, that God willeth, that all men be saved. This was an old objection of the Pelagians, least thou mayst think thy self to have devised it first, as if indeed All signify the same as Every, and is not rather to be taken for All, that all [Greek or Hebrew] respect of persons might be taken away, as the same saith in an other place, That in Christ there is neither man nor woman, neither Jew nor Gentile, neither bond nor free.

Finally, if I should graunt thée this (noble Warrior) I shall wrappe thée in those snares, wherwith thou wast incombred a little before. For verily, if he will that all be saned, and saueth them not in yt time wherein they are to be saned, it is thēce, bicause he hath changed his mind, or else, that he cannot. But yt thy guide & Maistresse doeth teach, that neither of both doth agrée with the nature of God. And if these be assigned, to what purpose is this preposterous end, least God should séeme cruell, if he wil not that some one be saned, séeing the goodnesse of God ought rather to be admired & maruelled at, which wil, yt so much as one of Adams posteritie should be saned? But it shal be labourworth to sée what testimonies of Scripture thou abusest to strengthen this erroure? Firste therefore thou ⟨p. 258⟩bringest that place of Paule, in whiche it is said, that God willeth, that all men be saned. This was an olde obiection of the Pelagians, least thou mayst thinke thy selfe to haue deuised it firste, as if indéede All signifie the same as Euerie, and is not rather to be taken for All, that all respect of persons might be taken away, as the same saith in an other place, That in Christe there is neither man nor woman, neither Iewe nor Gentile, neither bonde nor frée.