A10213:953
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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Again the Lord saith, Now shall I stretch my hand to strike thee, and thy people with a plague, and thou shalt perish from the earth, for therefore have I caused thee to stand (for so is ⟨image 116⟩the Hebrew word) that I may show in thee my strength, and that my name may be renowned through all the earth. Exod 9. Then the Lord sendeth a great hail, so that feeling the hand of God the tenth time, Pharaoh was compelled to cry: The Lord is just, and I and my people are sinners, as followeth in the same Chapter. Yet for all this the Lord hardeneth his heart, that he pursueth the children of Israel to his own destruction. Exod. 14. So that resisting the power of God, he perisheth in this world, and in the world to come, he is appointed to the everlasting fire, prepared for the Devil and his Angels, by the just judgement of the almighty Lord: who being refused and so openly resisted, justly doeth give over the wicked to their own Reprobate minds, with greediness to fulfil their fleshly desires, and obstinate purpose to prosecute that which the Devil and the world willeth them to do, and causeth them to heap upon their own heads their own damnation, treasuring and storing up all their ⟨image 116⟩life long, works deserving the wrath of God against the day of his wrath and vengeance, as the Apostle saith to the Romans.
Againe the Lorde sayth, Nowe shall I stretche my hande to stryke thée, and thy people with a plague, and thou shalt peryshe from the earth, for therefore haue I caused thée to stande (for so is ⟨image 116⟩the Hebrewe worde) that I maye shewe in thée my strength, and that my name maye bée renowned through all the earth. Exod 9. Then the Lorde sendeth a great hayle, so that feelyng the hande of God the tenth tyme, Pharao was compelled to crye: The Lorde is iuste, and I and my people are synners, as followeth in the same Chapter. Yet for all this the Lorde hardeneth his harte, that hée pursueth the chyldren of Israel to his owne destruction. Exod. 14. So that resysting the power of God, he perysheth in this worlde, and in the worlde to come, hee is appoynted to the euerlasting fyre, prepared for the Deuyll and his Angelles, by the iust iudgement of the almighty Lorde: who being refused and so openly resysted, iustlye doeth geue ouer the wycked to theyr owne Reprobate myndes, with greedynesse to fulfyll theyr fleshlie desyres, and obstinate purpose to prosecute that which the Deuyll and the worlde wylleth them to doo, and causeth them to heape vpon theyr owne heades theyr owne dampnation, treasuring and storing vp al theyr