A10213:917
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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Justification bringeth glory.
Iustifycation bryngeth glory.
Election is the immediate and next cause of vocation, vocation which is the working of Gods spirit by the word, is the immediate and next cause of faith.
Election is the immediate and next cause of vocation, vocation which is the workyng of Gods spyrite by the worde, is the immediate and next cause of fayth.
Faith is the immediate and next cause of justification,1 and this order, and connection of causes is diligently to be observed, because of the papists which have miserably confounded & converted this doctrine thus, that almighty God so far forth as he foreseeth mans merits before to come: so doth he dispense his election, Ut Dominus pro cuiusque meritis fore previdet, ita dispensat electionis gratiam. And again: Nullis preccedentibus ⟨image 100⟩meritis dominum rependere electionis gra•iam, futuris tamen concedere: That is, that the Lord recompenseth the grace of election not to any merits going before: But yet granteth the •••n to the merits which follow after, […] though we had our election by our holiness that followeth after and not rather have our holiness by Gods election going before.