A10213:876
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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¶Evil instruments, (evil I say, not by creation, but by corruption) in so far as they work, they do always work evil, and therefore they worthily incur or run into God his anger: but so far forth as God worketh by them, they do serve to the g•• work• of God, either against their wills, or else of ignorance. For God, by what instruments soever he worketh, worketh always well.
¶Euyll instrumentes, (euyll I saye, not by creation, but by corruption) in so farre as they worke, they doo alwayes worke euyl, and therefore they worthelye incurre or runne into God his anger: but so farre forth as God worketh by them, they do serue to the g•• work• of God, eyther against theyr wylles, or else of ignoraunce. For God, by what instrumentes soeuer he worketh, worketh alwayes well.
¶Now he so worketh by those instruments,§22 as he doeth not only suffer them to work, neither only moderate or rule the event or thing that falleth out, but also he raiseth them up, stirreth, moveth, guideth, and that which is greatest of all he createth them, to the end that he might work by them, which he hath appointed: all which things God •oth rightly, and without any injustice.
¶Nowe hée so worketh by those instruments,§22 as he doeth not onely suffer them to worke, neither onely moderate or rule the euent or thing that falleth out, but also hée rayseth them vp, styrreth, moueth, guideth, and that which is greatest of all he createth thē, to the end that he might worke by them, which he hath appointed: all which thinges God •oth rightly, and without any iniustice.