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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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The fifth Aphorism.
The fifth Aphorisme.
Neither yet did it happen, by any ba•e, and idle permission or suffering, which is severed from his will and decree• for when as he hath ordained the end, it must needs be also, that he hath appointed the causes leading unto that end: unless we will affirm that the same end came to pass either at all adventures or else by ca•ses ordained by some other God, after the opinion of the ⟨image 24⟩Manichees. Moreover, it can not be once so much as ••ought• that any thing •ommeth to pass against the will of God, and whether he will or n•, but that with great ungodly ness, we must deny him to be almighty: the which thing Augustin 1also lib. De correp et grat. Cap. 104.2 hath plainly noted. It doeth therefore remain that this fall did in such sort issue from the willing motion, or stirring of Adam, as that yet it happened not against the will of God, whom after a certain wonderful and unconceivable manner it pleaseth, that even the same thing, which he doth not allow in that it is sin, cometh not to pass with out his will: and that, as we have said before, that the should show the riches of his glory upon the vessels of mercy: and declare his wrath and power in those vessels which he hath made therefore, that he might set forth his glory by their just damnation.