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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 second Aphorism.
The second Aphorisme.
For when as the Lord, being moved thereunto with such causes as he alone knew, (1) had purposed to create them to this end, that he might show forth his wrath and power in them, with all he ordained as it were by degrees and steppes, those causes, by the which it should come to pass that the whole blame of their destruction should lye in them selves, according as we have showed before*. Man therefore falling willingly and of his own accord into ⟨image 52⟩that miserable estate. (2) the Lord wh•• worthily hateth the reprobate or outcasts,2 for so much as they are corrupte• showeth forth his just anger upon some• of them, so soon as they are borne.
FOr when as the Lorde, being moued therevnto vvith such causes as hee alone knewe, (1) had purposed to create them to this ende, that he might shewe foorth his vvrath and power in them, vvith all hee ordained as it vvere by degrees and steppes, those causes, by the vvhich it shoulde come to passe that the whole blame of their destruction should lye in them selues, according as vve haue shewed before