A10213:964
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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Thus must God always be found just, and overcome when he is judged, by the testimony of our own conscience, which shall accuse or excuse us at the great day. Roma 2. Wherefore let no man be so foolish to say, that God is the Author of evil, unless he will be accounted worse than Cain, more proud than Pharaoh, more wicked than Judas, or any other the Reprobate from the begynning••
Thus must God alwayes bée founde iust, and ouercome when he is iudged, by the testimony of our owne conscience, which shall accuse or excuse vs at the great daye. Roma 2. Wherefore let no man be so foolyshe to saye, that God is the Author of euyll, vnlesse he wyll bée accompted worse than Cain, more proude than Pharao, more wycked than Iudas, or any other the Reprobate from the begynning••
Thirdly, the nature of sin being defined by the authority of Scriptures, to be a thought, word, or deed, contrary to the will of God. For such things only defile the man, as Christ our master saith, Math. 15. And therefore are only to be accounted sin. No such thought can be attributed or ascribed unto God, as can be against his will, therefore no sin can be his work. Neither can he be the Author of evil, which therefore is called God, because he is the Author and giver of all good, and so far from ⟨image 125⟩evil, that he turneth all our evil to some good, our sin to the uttering of his grace, our lies to the declaration of his trueth. No, this is the perfect workmaster which worketh all things without fault or trespass, all other do fail, faul•e, & trespass and sin in all their works, that he may be justified in all his doings, and all creatures fall down before his face & presence. Who though he do work all in all things, yet doth he work the same to such godly end and purpose, known only to his majesty, that though we be compelled to say, God is the author of the fat, yet must we answer: but not of the crime. Because he is the Master of the house, and Lord over the family, and therefore may do any thing without the blame of his servants.