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The treasure of trueth touching the ground work of man his salvation, and chiefest…The treasure of trueth touching the grounde worke of man his saluation, and chiefest…
The treasure of trueth touching the ground work of man his salvation, and chiefest points of Christian religion: with a brief sum of the comfortable doctrine of God his providence, comprised in .38. short aphorisms. Written in Latin by Theodore Beza, and newly turned into English by John Stockwood. Whereunto are added, these godly treatises. One of the learned and godly Father. Master I. Fox. In the which the chiefest points of the doctrine of God his election, are so plainly set forth, as the very simplest may easily understand it, and reap great profit thereby. The other of Master Anthony Gylbie, wherein the doctrine of God his election and reprobation, is both godly and learnedly handled. Seen and allowed, according to the order appointed.The treasure of trueth touching the grounde worke of man his saluation, and chiefest pointes of Christian religion: with a briefe summe of the comfortable doctrine of God his prouidence, comprised in .38. short aphorismes. VVritten in Latin by Theodore Beza, and nevvly turned into English by Iohn Stockvvood. VVhereunto are added, these godly treatises. One of the learned and godlie Father. Maister I. Foxe. In the which the chiefest poyntes of the doctrine of God his election, are so plainely set foorth, as the verie simplest may easily vnderstand it, and reape great profite thereby. The other of Maister Anthonie Gylbie, wherein the doctrine of God his election and reprobation, is both godly and learnedlie handeled. Seene and alovved, according to the order appoynted.
London: printed by J. Charlewood for Thomas Woodcocke, 1576
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To the godly Reader.
I Have taken pains for thy profit and comfort (godly and gentle Reader) to turn into thine own Mother tongue, a singular and notable treatise, of God his Election and Predestination. There are adjoined hereunto short, easy, profitable and fruitful writings of other godly and learned Fathers of our own country, of the same contents and argument, to the end that thou mayst have in one little hand book, easy to be carried about with thee, a full and plain discourse agreeable to God his word, upon this both needful and comfortable point of Christian religion. These travails of God his ministers, as on thy part I doubt not but they shall be both thankfully and also profitably to thy souls comfort received, so I am likewise assured that there be others which are utter enemies unto this doctrine, and do (think all writings hereof more meet for the fire, then for ⟨image 4⟩••e reading of God his children. The ar••ments which they use against it, look •• we many they be (as they be in deed ••nie, and by many godly and learned ••n many ways Godly and learnedly refuted) so many evident bewrainges be ••y of their Authors follies and wilful setting them selves to bark against the ••••dom of God, who so plentifully in his ••de hath opened this doctrine to the ••forte of his children, and confutation ••is adversaries. And truly in my sim•• judgement it is overthwart curiositie•• foolish niceness in men to think that ••neete to be uttered which God in his tures hath revealed? yea it savoureth verie strongly of great arrogance, as gh they took upon them to be […] wiser then God, who if he had known doctrine dangerous of unmeet for people, would never have so plainly ared and set it for th his word. It […] be needless for me to spend time in er confuting the objections of the adries against this doctrine, or in stan to show the commodities that do by