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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 first man had only a promise to live in […] earthly garden to long as […] did […] of the for bidden fruit, we have the •• of the heavenly Paradise, and everlasting pleasures. He had earthly meat and fru••, we have the heavenly […] which •• death into life everlasting. He was created to work in the Garden works natural, we are renewed unto works supernatural, above nature, heavenly and celestial. He was […] by the Serpent• we do overcome and triumph over the Serpent, s•nne, Devil Death, and Hell. He had the gift of reason and understanding, we have the rich wisdom of God his holy spirit, whereby we discern our own infirmity and weakness, and his almighty power, mercy, and goodness. ⟨image 118⟩To be short, where he did run from God, •id him• & sowed Fig leaves to cover his shame, following his •ond fantasy. We do boldly behold the course of Gods working in our nakedness, sin, and infirmity, and magnify, renown, and praise our Lord God, which showeth his grace by our sin, which uttereth his power by our weakness, his wisdom by our foolishness, which setteth forth his elect vessels, his chosen Abel's, by Caynits the vessels of his wrath. In which Cain the first murderer, and therefore manifestly of the serpents seed, appeareth evidently the just judgement of the Almighty God, accu•sing and condemning in Satan and Cain, all sins and wickedness. To utter that he abhorreth sin, and hateth it, being so far contrary from his nature, which is justice it self, contrary from his will, which is equity, and his law which is judgement. In Pharaoh a child of the same father, reprobate, indurate, and accursed, whom God stirred up for the declaration of his great power and mighty arm, as well in the manifold miracles ⟨image 118⟩wrought for his people, which nothing had needed, neither had ben occasioned, if there had not been such a tyrant so indurate and so obstinate, to withstand God & his servants, as also by the subversion & drowning of him & his people in the red Sea, a sign & taken first of the eternal and inevitable destruction & damnation, whereunto the wicked are appointed, than of the salvation assigned & sealed up for the elect & chosen we do learn hereby also y power of God, which the very Sorcerers, the enemies of God were compelled to confess before Pharaoh.