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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 sixth Aphorism.
The sixt Aphorisme.
Therefore that we may avoid these blasphemies. into the which the weakness of mans wit doth draw us, ⟨image 26⟩let us confess, that the corruption of the chief workmanship made by God, came to pass neither by chance, nor yet without his will, who of his incomprehensible or unconceivable wisdom, maketh and ordereth all things to his glory: let us nevertheless grant, albeit that judgement of man wrestle never so much against it, the which in the beginning was both compassed about with certain bounders, and was also afterward miserably corrupted or made ill, that the whole fault of destruction resteth in man, because that between that secret and unceyueable will of God,1 and the same corruption of mankind, which properly is the true and the first original or beginning of the destruction of the reprobat• or outcasts, the will of that first man cometh in the which will, whereas it was created good, of his own accord depraved or made it self naught, and therefore made open an entry unto the just judgement of God to destroy all those, whom he will not vouchsafe to show his mercy unto. Now if these pleading again ⟨image 26⟩••o object, that they could not be against this will of God, well, let us le• •em alone unto their own destruction • reason against him, who will easily defend his own righteousness against heir foolish quarrellings. Let us rather reverence that thing which is above the eache of our wit, and turn all the conceits and imaginations of our mind to the setting forth of his mercy, which of his own only goodness hath saved us, being no less wicked and worthy of any kind of punishment, then they are.