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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 Lord crieth to the woman, I will augment thy sorrow and thy travel. He crieth to the the man: In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread, till thou return again into the earth: ⟨p. 36⟩with sorrow shalt thou eat the fruits of the earth, and it shall yield thee Thorns and Brambles: he crieth to the Earth it self, accursed be the Earth for thy sake. And under this burden traveleth and groaneth the universal state of all things sayeth the Apostle. Job complaineth that man is borne unto misery, and the few days he liveth are filled with iniquity. The wise Preacher witnesseth, that there is nothing under Heaven more vain or miserable than Man. David in infinite places complaineth the same.
The Lorde cryeth to the woman, I wyll augment thy sorrowe and thy trauell. Hée cryeth to the the manne: In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate thy breade, till thou retourne againe into the earth: ⟨p. 36⟩with forrowe shalte thou eate the fruites of the earth, and it shall yéelde thée Thornes and Brembles: he cryeth to the Earthe it selfe, accursed be the Earthe for thy sake. And vnder this burthē traueleth and groneth the vniuersall state of all thynges sayeth the Apostle. Iob complayneth that man is borne vnto miserie, and the fewe dayes hée lyueth are filled wyth iniquitye. The wise Preacher witnesseth, that there is nothying vnder Heauen more vayne or myserable than Man. Dauid in infinite places complaineth the same.
The Philosopher being swallowed in this device, brake into this blasphemy, that they exclaim that nature is a stepdame to man, and that it is best not to be borne.
The Philosopher béeyng swallowed in thys deuice, brake into thys blasphemye, that they exclame that nature is a stepdame to man, and that it is beste not to bée borne.