A14212:578
A collection of certain learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zechariah…A collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary…
A collection of certain learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinity in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laid down by that author in his catechism. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newly translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoof of our Christian country-manA collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinitie in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laide downe by that author in his catechisme. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newlie translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoofe of our Christian country-man
Oxford: printed by Joseph Barnes, 1600Oxford: printed by Ioseph Barnes, 1600
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8. Now this permission is not a ceasing of Gods providence and working in the actions of evil men, whereby it may come to pass that those actions may seem not to depend of any other cause then of the creatures which a•• •gents: but a withdrawing of his heavenly grace, whereby God executing the decree of his will by reasonable creatures, either doth not reveal unto the creature his will, which will have that action done, or ells boweth not the will of the creature to obey this divine will in that action. Which so standing, the creature sinneth necessarily in deed, but with all voluntarily, and freely, & by Gods most just judgment, whiles God by it bringeth to pass the just & good work of his will & providence.
8. Now this permission is not a ceasinge of Gods prouidence and working in the actions of evill men, wherby it may come to passe that those actions may seeme not to depend of any other cause then of the creatures which a•• •gents: but a withdrawing of his heauenly grace, wherby God executinge the decree of his will by reasonable creatures, eyther doth not reveale vnto the creature his will, which will haue that action done, or ells boweth not the will of the creature to obey this diuine will in that action. Which so standing, the creature sinneth necessarilie in deed, but with all voluntarilie, and freely, & by Gods most iust iudgment, whiles God by it bringeth to passe the iust & good worke of his will & prouidence.
9. God therefore will have those actions & motions (which the Devils & men by sinning do effect) to come to pass, as they are motions and executions of Gods just judgment: but as they are sins he neither willeth, nor approveth, nor effecteth them: though he forbid, hate, & horribly punish them, yet notwithstanding in Devils & men •e suffereth them to concur with his just actions, whilst for very good reasons & most just causes, he doth not effect in them by his spirit the performance of these actions justly, that is, according to the prescript of Gods will.