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…

For example sake, the Lord blessed the earth which he made, which after Adams sin he cursed. But is God changed? no indeed: but in the beginning only for a time he blessed that, which being fulfilled, he had determined to curse the same for the sin of Man. If any ask me whence I have them, I will answer, that I have it from the success. For seeing God is not changed, and that it came so to pass as I said, of necessity it is we confess, that it was so determined with God from the beginning. Also the Lord gave the ceremonies of the law to his ⟨p. 45⟩Church by Moses, who notwithstanding by the Apostle pronounceth afterwards, if you be circumcised, Christ profiteth you nothing. But doth the Lord change his purpose, that he should allow that which before he disallowed? no indeed. For he ordained the ceremonies but for a time, that is, to the preaching of Christ, at whose coming it was requisite, that they should vanish away, as darkness in the day spring.

For example sake, the Lorde blessed the earthe which he made, whiche after Adams sinne he cursed. But is God changed? no indéede: but in the beginning only for a time he blessed that, which being fulfilled, he had determined to curse the same for the sin of Man. If any aske me whence I haue them, I wil answere, that I haue it from the successe. For séeing God is not chaunged, and that it came so to passe as I saide, of necessitie it is we confesse, that it was so determined with God from the beginning. Also the Lorde gaue the ceremonies of the lawe to hys ⟨p. 45⟩Churche by Moses, who notwithstanding by the Apostle pronounceth afterwardes, if you be circumcised, Christe prosyteth you nothing. But dothe the Lorde chaunge his purpose, that he shoulde allowe that whiche before he disallowed? no indéede. For he ordained the ceremonies but for a time, that is, to the preaching of Christe, at whose comming it was requisite, that they should vanish away, as darkenesse in the day spring.

Also, he assigned Saul King over Israel, but for a time: which albeit he did not manifest at the beginning, yet he sufficiently hath proved it, when he received him. And together when he decreed that he would reject him, he determined the cause justly, and he would take from him his kingdom for his own fault, all which are certainly collected by the success. And the other is this, which common reason doth show us, that nothing is done which God knoweth not, or against his will, or he being idle: for neither ignorance, nor imbecility is agreeable with the nature of God, nor an idle foreknowledge may be attributed to him, specially in the government of so excellent a work, that is to say, of Man, but that for the most part the wicked assertion of Epicures will be confirmed, That God careth not for men. For it will be, that he being idle, that is, doing nothing, he suffered Adam to be circumvented of Satan, and at last, as one awaked out of sleep, endeavoureth to give remedy.