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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.
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.
The third is by our observing the sequel of natural causes, as oft times the natural and wise men, and such as are skilful in humane things, do foretell many things. But this conjecture in many things is deceitful and uncertain, because that God oftentimes ordereth the mean causes, according to his secret will.
The thirde is by our obseruing the sequele of naturall causes, as ofte times the naturall and wise men, and suche as are skilfull in humane things, do foretell manye things. But this coniecture in many things is deceitful and vncertaine, bicause that God oftentymes ordereth the meane causes, according to his secreate will.