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2 But far other is the order of Gods working in such things. Which that it may appear more plainly,¹ let us take the calamity which was brought upon Job by the Chaldees for an example. It is the Lords purpose to exercise by calamity the patience of his servant: Satan endeavoureth to drive him into despair: the Chaldees study contrary to equity to get gain by that which is another mans. Therefore one and the same fact is assigned to God, to Satan, & to man, but the variety in the manner & end causeth, that therein appeareth the justice of God to be without fault, & that the wickedness of Satan and man bewrayeth it self to their reproach.

2 But farre other is the order of Gods working in such thinges. Which that it may appeare more plainely,¹ let vs take the calamitie which was broght vpon Iob by the Chaldees for an example. It is the Lords purpose to exercise by calamitie the patiēce of his seruant: Sathan indeuoreth to driue him into despaire: the Chaldees studie contrarie to equitie to get gaine by that which is another mans. Therfore one and the same fact is assigned to God, to Sathan, & to man, but the variety in the manner & end causeth, that therein appeareth the iustice of God to be without fault, & that the wickednesse of Sathan and man bewrayeth it self to their reproch.

1. 1Diverse ends of one action.Diuerse endes of one action.

¹3 Object. Augustine saith that hardening and making blind doth appertain, not to the working ⟨p. 77⟩of God, but unto his foreknowledge.