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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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In the mean time thus re•tyng wholly upon thee, neither can we despair, neither will we •be too much careful, although we can not attain to the knowledge of many of thy works, neither to the understanding of many places of the ⟨image 121⟩scriptures, but we will confess unto thé• the weakness of our faith, waiting always for further revelation of thy glorious light to be uttered unto us, when thou shalt think of thy Fatherly benevolence & goodness meet and convenient, knowing most surely that thou wilt pity our childish infancy, and cause the same to serve for thy glory and our great commodity, seeing that we do err and are childish, as sons before such a Father which can not put off his Fatherly pity, but rather as thou hast brought us unto thee, to be the heirs of thy kingdom by the blood of thy natural son, so we be most sure that thou wilt lighten us in the end, with the full fruition of the bright light of thy countenance, that we may see thee and know thee as this thy son our redeemer knoweth thee, yea, see thee our Father, face to face, and know as we be known. Thus rest we only of thy hand to increase our knowledge at thy good pleasure, O mighty Lord and most merciful Father. So be it.
In the meane tyme thus re•tyng wholy vpon thée, neyther can we dispaire, neyther wyll we •be too much carefull, although wee can not attayne to the knowledge of many of thy workes, neyther to the vnderstanding of many places of the ⟨image 121⟩scriptures, but we wyll confesse vnto thé• the weakenesse of our fayth, wayting alwayes for further reuelation of thy glorious lyght to be vttred vnto vs, when thou shalt think of thy Fatherly beneuolence & goodnesse méete and conuenient, knowing most surely that thou wylt pitie our chyldishe infanci•, and cause the same to serue for thy glory and our greate commoditie, séeing that we doo erre and are chyldishe, as sonnes before such a Father which can not put off his Fatherlye pytie, but rather as thou hast brought vs vnto thée, to be the heyres of thy kingdome by the blood of thy naturall sonne, so we bée most sure that thou wylt lighten vs in the end, with the full fruition of the bryght lyght of thy countenaunce, that we maye see thée and know thée as this thy sonne our redéemer knoweth thée, yea, sée thée our Father, face to face, and know as we be knowne. Thus rest wée onely of thy hande to increase our knowledge at thy good pleasure, O mighty Lorde and most mercyful Father. So be it.