A10213:963
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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Thy perdition and destruction is of thine own self, but only of me is thy salvation. And infinite scriptures to the same purpose appertaining. That we may say with Daniel: unto thee O Lord, ⟨image 123⟩belongeth righteousness, and to us the shame and covering of our faces. Daniel. 9. Secondly, The testimony of the consciences of the wicked, which shall accuse or excuse them at the great day• which is always of the force and valour of a thousand witnesses, which is the worm that shall never dye, but gnaw the wicked for ever. Isaiah. 46. This conscience, I say, of theirs shall condemn the wicked, and what shall God then do? Or wherein is his dreadful majesty to be charged? Cain by his own conscience, is compelled to confess: greater is my wickedness then can be r••ytted. Thou castest me from the face of the earth, saith he, and I must hide me from thy face. Lo, the just judgement of God, and his worthy condemnation, openly confessed. Who dare then blame God? Cain dare in no wise do it. Neither yet proud Pharaoh, who condemned in his own heart and conscience, accuseth him self and his people, and justifieth God, delivering all men from this wicked blasphemy, saying, openly: I have sinned now, the Lord is just, ⟨image 124⟩and I and my people are wicked. Exo. 9. What doeth Judas? Doeth he not cry likewise, I have sinned, betraying this innocent blood. Math. 27. And to utter in d••de that thing he felt within his br•ast, he is compelled to take aduengaunce, and execute a judgement most terrible against him self, uttering to all the world him self most wicked, and that the justice of God, punishing such wicked Traitors and murderers, ought most worthily to be feared, magnified, and re•erenced, throughout the whole world. Like as all the other wicked and desperate persons, which for anguish of heart, and terror of conscience, do murder themselves, doth evidently and continually witness unto the worlds end, that there is a just Lord, the God of judgement, whom they do fear, and before whose face they dare not appear to accuse him of any sin, but rather taking the crime blame, shame, and punishment, unto them selves, who worthily by their own conscience, have deserved it, doeth thus torment themselves, and with violent