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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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First that,1 as in other points (1) so especially in this secret of predestination or foreordaining, they diligently take heed least in stead of the plain truth of God they bring vain and curious2 speculations, which they must needs do, who, to make these hidden judgments of God to agree with mans brain, do not only distinguish or make a difference between the foreknowledge ⟨image 67⟩and the purpose of God, as it is altogether needful for to do, but do also separate or sever them: or else do imagine a naked & idle permission or sufferance: or else make a double purpose of God: from which errors, when as they must needs fall into other endless and fond errors, they are partly constrained to deny such things as do wholly cleave fast together, partly also they do invent both foolish and many dark distinctions or differences, in the which the farther they wade, the more do they entangle them selves, so that they can never get out of these Labyrinths or ma•ees. These therefore must be diligently taken heed of, in this argument especially, than the which none other is more meet in the Church of God, to be purely and sincerely,3 or uncorruptlye taught. Moreover, that there be no kinds of speaking, so far as may be, (for, for teaching sake, we may sometimes godly and religiously adventure some thing) used, which are strange to the scriptures, and that such as come ⟨image 68⟩to hand in the word of God be expounded with an apt interpretation, lest some ignorant person take any occasion of offence.
First that,1 as in other poyntes (1) so especially in this secréet of predestination or foreordeining, they diligently take heede least in steede of the plaine truth of God they bring vaine and curiouse2