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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 right worshipful •yr John Pelham Knight, John Stockwood wisheth in this life prosperity, and everlasting felicity in Christ our Saviour.
To the ryght worshipfull •yr Iohn Pelham Knight, Iohn Stockwood wysheth in this lyfe prosperitie, and euerlasting felicitie in Christ our Sauiour.
After that I had turned into English, this godly, learned, and comfortable Treatise of Master • Beza, of God his eternal Election and Pre••ination: there came to my hands another ••e of the same, Englished by that learned • godly Father, Master Whytting•• and printed at Geneva in the days of •ne Mary. Hereupon I determined • my self to have stayed the setting forth •is my Translation, as a thing both neede•• and also not without suspicion of great •, and overwell liking of my self, to un••ke the translation of that work, which already so learnedly translated, by so • and learned a Father. But as on the ••e unto me, which (as God knoweth) never ⟨image 3⟩