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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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¶For the Sophisters set will against permission, or sufferance: whereof doth follow y• God suffereth the things which he suffereth, either against his will, or at lest wise being idle, & not caring for the•• But contrariwise, least we should either take from God his endless and unmeasurable power, or after the opinion of the Epicures, say as the thing indeed is, that God neither worketh any thing by instruments, but willingly, nor yet suffereth the instruments to work, but willingly, yet in such forte that what soever he worketh, he worketh most justly and what soever he permitteth or suffereth he most justly suffereth.
¶For the Sophisters set wyll against permission, or sufferaunce: wherof doth follow y• God sufferth the things which he suffreth, eyther against his wyl, or at lest wise being idle, & not caring for the•• But contrarywise, least we shoulde eyther take from God his endles and vnmeasurable power, or after the opinion of the Epicures, say as the thing indéede is, that God neither worketh any thing by instruments, but wyllyngly, nor yet suffereth the instrumentes to worke, but wyllingly, yet in suche forte that what soeuer hee worketh, hee worketh most iustly and what soeuer he permitteth or suffreth he most iustly suffereth.
¶And God worketh in respe•••e of §31his own work: and permitteth or suffereth in respect of the work that the evil instruments do of their own• accord work, or in so far as they are active and not passive instruments, that we may keep the terms used in the schools. Yet doth God justly suffer the thing that these instruments unjustly work for because that sins, in so far as they are suffered by God that willeth, are not sins: but punishments of sin. For with God it is a just thing to punish sins with sins. But these self same actions in so far as they come from Satan, and evil men provoked by Satan and their own concupiscence or lust, are so far sins, which the Lord in his time doth justly punish. For the Lord doth never suffer sins so far as they are sins, nay he doth always forbid them.