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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.
But lest thou mayest complain that I rather dally out thine arguments than solute them, I will show thee what we are to think by the word of God of this Argument, that is, of the end of the first created man.
But leaste thou maiste complaine that I rather dally oute thine argumentes than solute them, I wil shewe thée what wée are to thinke by the worde of God of thys Argument, that is, of the ende of the firste created man.
Quadruple wise we learn to understand the counsels of God: one is by revelation in the Prophets, whose examples are every where extant in Scripture: Another is by peculiar revelation of the spirit, as we read of Simeon, ⟨p. 44⟩and also of all faithful, to whose spirit the spirit of God beareth witness what be their gifts by Christ. For that is it which we call Faith and [Greek or Hebrew] assured persuasion, which cause, by the example of Paul, that we are so sure, that we are freely elect of GOD in Christ, as if we had bin present in his eternal counsel.
Quadruple wise we learne to vnderstande the counsels of God: one is by reuelation in the Prophets, whose examples are euery where extant in Scripture: Another is by peculiar reuelation of the spirite, as we reade of Simeon, ⟨p. 44⟩and also of all faithfull, to whose spirite the spirite of God beareth witnesse what be their giftes by Christ. For that is it which we call Faith and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 assured perswasion, which cause, by the example of Paule, that we are so sure, that we are fréely electe of GOD in Christe, as if we had bin present in his eternall counsell.