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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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First praying thus both of us together unto our heavenly father, knowledging our own infirmity & weakness. O father in the heavens, whatsoever we are, whatsoever we have, whatsoever we know, it is only by thy free grace, for we were by nature the children of wrath, & we are not borne a new of flesh & blood, either of the seed of man, or of the will of man, flesh & blood can not reveal the mysteries of thy heavenly kingdom unto us. But by thy blessed will, are we that we are, & by the same know we that we know: therefore (O father) do we ⟨image 121⟩commit into thy hands only our salvation. If our knowledge be small, yet we doubt nothing but that we are the children of thy everlasting kingdom, and therefore by thy mighty power, we shall grow when it shall be thy pleasure, to a more full and river knowledge of a more perfect age, wherein our faith shall be fully able to comprehend and receive the breadth, depth, height, & largeness of thy great mercies, and gracious promises. But seeing this power of full knowledge and perfect revelation, passeth all power natural, and remaineth only in thy power, and the light of thy spirit (O Lord). Do thou what shall please thee, to open to us thy servants and children, depending of thy hands, so much of the light of thy countenance, and at such times as shall seem good to thy wisdom and fatherly mercy.
First praying thus both of vs together vnto our heauenly father, knowledging our owne infirmitie & weaknesse. O father in the heauens, whatsoeuer we are, whatsoeuer we haue, whatsoeuer we knowe, it is onely by thy frée grace, for we were by nature the childrē of wrath, & we are not borne a new of fleshe & blood, eyther of the séede of man, or of the wyl of man, flesh & blood can not reueale the misteries of thy heauenly kingdome vnto vs. But by thy blessed wyl, are we that we are, & by the same knowe we that we know: therefore (O father) doo we ⟨image 121⟩commyt into thy handes onely our saluation. If our knowledge be small, yet we doubte nothing but that we are the chyldren of thy euerlasting kyngdome, and therefore by thy mightye power, we shall growe when it shall be thy pleasure, to a more full and ryuer knowledge of a more perfyte age, wherein our fayth shall bee fully able to comprehend and receyue the breadth, depth, heyght, & largenesse of thy great mercyes, and gracious promyses. But séeing this power of full knowledge and perfecte reuelation, passeth all power naturall, and remayneth onely in thy power, and the light of thy spirite (O Lord). Doo thou what shall please thée, to open to vs thy seruaunts and chyldren, depending of thy handes, so much of the lyght of thy countenaunce, and at such tymes as shall seeme good to thy wisedome and fatherly mercye.