A10213:971
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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And he is the head of the body, he is the beginning and first begotten of the head, ⟨image 130⟩that in all things he might have preeminence. For it pleased the father that in him should dwell all fullness, and by him to reconcile all things to himself. And to set at peace by him through the blood of his cross, both things in heaven and things in earth: for even you, saith Paul, which in times paste were strangers, because your minds were set in evil works, hath he now reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to make you holy and blameless, and without fault in his sight. Seeing then that this cannot be denied to be the course of God his holy working, to drive away this darkness, and to bring man to his light, to take away sin, & to bring man to a life blameless, the state of innocencie• and his own likeness: shall it not be most necessary to have Preachers & Teachers, to tell us the same, and to admonish us whereunto we be called, seeing of our selves and our own reasons no such thing can be perceived? Therefore have we preachings & exhortations, as Paul saith: for when the world through wisdom knew not God in the wisdom ⟨image 130⟩of God, it pleased God through the foolishness of Preaching, to save them that believed. 1. Corin. 1. And as he also saith of him self in another place: We do Preach this riches in Christ the hope of your glory, warning all men, and teaching all men in all wisdom, to make all men perfect in Christ Jesus.
And he is the head of the bodie, he is the begynning and first begotten of the head, ⟨image 130⟩that in all things he might haue preheminēce. For it pleased the father that in him should dwell al fulnesse, and by him to reconcyle all thinges to himselfe. And to set at peace by him through the blood of his crosse, both things in heauen and things in earth: for euen you, sayth Paule, which in tymes paste were straungers, because your minds were set in euyl works, hath he now reconcyled in the body of his flesh through death, to make you holye and blamelesse, and without fault in his sight. Seeing then that this cannot be denied to be the course of God his holy working, to dryue away this darknesse, and to bring man to his lyght, to take away sinne, & to bring man to a lyfe blamelesse, the state of innocencie and his owne likenesse: shal it not bee most necessarye to haue Preachers & Teachers, to tell vs the same, and to admonishe vs wherevnto we be called, seeing of our selues and our owne reasons no such thing can be perceyued? Therefore haue we preachings & exhortations, as Paule sayth: for when the worlde thorowe wisdome knew not God in the wisdome