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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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¶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.
¶And God worketh in respe•••e of §31his owne worke: and permitteth or suffereth in respecte of the worke that the euyll instrumentes doo of their own• accorde worke, or in so farre as they are actiue and not passiue instrumentes, that wée may keepe the termes vsed in the scholes. Yet doth God iustly suffer the thing that these instrumentes vniustly worke for because that sinnes, in so farre as they are suffered by God that wylleth, are not sinnes: but punishmentes of sinne. For with God it is a iust thing to punish sinnes with sinnes. But these selfe same actions in so farre as they come from Sathan, and euyll men prouoked by Sathan and their owne concupisence or lust, are so farre sinnes, which the Lord in his time doth iustly punish. For the Lord doth neuer suffer sinnes so far as they are sinnes, nay he doth alwayes forbid them.
¶Neither is this consequence or §32reason good: God willeth all things, therefore he alloweth all things. For he willeth many things, and therefore