A10213:970
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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If you were blind you had no sin, but now you say you see, therefore your sin remaineth. Joh. 9. Thus doubtless they are so far from the submission & subjection to poor Christ, that contrariwise they do willingly and naturally follow their Father Lucifer, who did lift him self arrogantly above Christ the sun of righteousness, and evermore ⟨image 129⟩fighteth against Christ, though the mighty power and high wisdom of God turneth his evil will and all theirs to his glory & good purposes. None other ways than bodily and natural darkness, which by the wonderful wisdom of God, clearly setteth forth the bright Sunshine, and yet laboureth by continual course to shadow the Sun, and to cover the whole earth. Wherefore the Lord God to drive away this natural darkness from man, exhorteth to justice and equity, which is his nature, and the Image which man ought to counterfeit. And always commandeth things thereunto agreeable. And forbiddeth that he is not, that is to s•ye, iniquity, and dehorteth therefrom by his Prophets and Preachers, publishing his will and pleasure, which is the light and law most perfect to man his noble creature, whom he hath made for his honour and glory, whom he hath appointed to bear his Image upon earth, of justice, righteousness & innocency. But because this Image could by no creature perfectly be expressed, unless the same ⟨image 129⟩were fully replenished with the self same Godhead, because that all things besides forth had some imperfection, bewraying their original the darkness, as John calleth it, the Tohu and Bohu, as Moses doeth it name. The vain vanity, and wild deformity, whence they were by creation altered, recovered, and brought into light and life, as appeared in Adam falling from trueth to lies, straight at the beginning: now of necessity the son of God (who only is good of nature) becometh man, and taketh this office to bear the Image of God invisible. Colo. 1. And to be the head of that spiritual perfection which was to be wrought in mankind, by his aforeappointed purpose, and becometh the first begotten of all creatures, for by him were all things created both in heaven and earth, visible and invisible, majesty, Lordship, rule, & power, by whom, and in whom all things are created, and he is before all creatures, and in him all things have their being.