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…

that is, the Lord neither considered his •or his parents sins, when he would have him borne blind, and therefore miserable: but therefore he was borne blind, that the works of God might be manifest in him. God now and accuse the LORD himself as blasphemous.

that is, the Lorde neyther considered hys •or hys parentes sinnes, when he woulde haue hym borne blinde, and therfore miserable: but therfore he was borne blind, that the workes of God might be manifest in hym. God nowe and accuse the LORD hymselfe as blasphemous.

But what? doest thou think Job himself, an upright, and simple man, so cruelly vexed of Satan, that without trembling we can not read those things that are mentioned of him, him I say not then in deed to have been miserable when he brake out into most dolorous complaints: or that he fell by chance into these miseries, or that God was angry with his sins, or that with a certain idled sufferance, or winking, he should give his servant into the hand of Satan?

But what? doest thou thinke Iob himselfe, an vpright, and simple man, so cruellye vexed of Sathan, that without trembling we can not reade those things that are mentioned of hym, him I saye not then in déede to haue bene miserable when he brake out into moste dolerous complaintes: or that he fell by chaunce into these miseries, or that God was angrye with his sinnes, or that wyth a certayne ydled sufferaunce, or wynkyng, hée shoulde gyue hys seruaunte into the hande of Sathan?

Thou canst say nothing of these, but the sexte of the History reselleth thee, and Job himself so much, when praising God, he sayeth, the Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away. But if the Lord also be then most just, by the self confession of his own servants, when he for a time humbleth them with some miseries to his own glory, wilt thou abridge him the praise of justice, when, whom he pleaseth, also for his own glory, he createth to just damnation? Just damnation I say, seeing be never condemneth any but the guilty of Sin. Further, the place which thou citest, proveth again with what faith and conscience thou usest to avouch the scripture. For how is that when yet hitherto thou hast cited but only two testimonies of scripture, thou hast so foolishly