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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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Also that, unless some very great reason let them, they go up from the ⟨image 68⟩lowest degrees unto the •yghest, a• Paul doeth in the Epistle to the Romans, (which is the Method or orderly manner of teaching of all Divinity) he proceedeth from the law to forgiveness of sins, and from thence by little and little, unto the highest degree: or that they stay in that which shall be most fittest for the place of Scripture, which they have taken in hand to handle, rather then to come down from the highest degree unto the lowest. For the brightness of God his Majesty suddenly offered, is wont mightily to strike the eyes, in so much that afterward they are dim in beholding other things, unless they have been used a long season, and oftentimes to behold that light.1
Also that, vnlesse some verie great reason let them, they goe vp from the ⟨image 68⟩lowest degrees vnto the •yghest, a• Paule doeth in the Epistle to the Romaines, (which is the Method or orderlie manner of teaching of all Diuinitie) hee proceedeth from the lawe to forgeuenesse of sinnes, and from thence by lyttle and lyttle, vnto the highest degree: or that they staye in that whiche shall bee moste fyttest for the place of Scripture, whiche they haue taken in hande to handle, rather then to come downe from the hyghest degrée vnto the lowest. For the brightnesse of God his Maiestie sodainlie offered, is woont mightilie to stryke the eyes, in so muche that afterwarde they are dymme in beholdinge other thinges, vnlesse they haue beene vsed a long season, and oftentymes to beholde that lyght.1
- 1Howe we• must go foreward.Hovve vve• must goe forevvard.