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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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Now after this doctrine of election, and love of God toward Jacob, the hating and Reprobation of Esau, must likewise be declared, and though the adversaries of this doctrine do seem to deny that there is any such Reprobation of the wicked, yet the words are so plain in Malachi and Romans. 9. that nothing can be more evident. For what can be more plainly spoken for this purpose, then that God should say before the children were borne, that he hated Esau. What was this b•tred, but the Reprobation, Rejection, and condemnation by God his own mo•th of this wicked Esau, like as in the last verse of the first Psalm, where it is said, that the Lord knoweth the ways of the jus•e• (that is) he hath them written in his book in the Heavens, •e loveth them as is said of Jacob, he hath such care over them, that they can not fall, but unto the glory of God, and their own commodity, ⟨image 114⟩and by the course of the contraries compared together in that Psalm: it should be added, the Lord knoweth not the wicked, like as Christ saith it shall be answered unto them, I know you not: the latter part of the verse is that the way of the wicked shall perish, so that it appeareth to be all one, not to be elected, accepted, and known of God, and to perish, and to be as a Reprobate condemned. And Felinus forth of Kimhy doth note, that that part of the last verse of the. 2. Psalm: God being angry, you shall perish forth of the way, doth expound this of the first Psalm, so that the Election, knowledge, love, and favour of God, and eternal salvation cannot be separate: Like as his anger and hatred, reprobation and condemnation consequently do follow, in Cain, Esau, Pharaoh, Judas, the Pharisees, and like obdurate persons, so manifestly uttering them selves to be of that sort whom God always hated: The children not of Abraham, but as Christ answereth unto them, of their father the devil, who was a murderer ⟨image 115⟩from the beginning, like as his children have been also ever sith the beginning of the world, and therefore must of necessity be hated of the most merciful Lord, who is compelled by the order of his works, to use these wicked rods and cruel scourges, for the chastisement of his children, doing many times the works strange from his nature, that he may do his work of his mercy, peculiar unto his nature: