After this he passeth forth to Christs mediation & intercession, where he disproveth the heresy of Arrius, the opinion of surmising three Gods, the dotages of Samosatene, & the forgeries of the Papists in praying unto saints. From thence he descendeth to the last judgement: and answering by the way to an objection of the forejudgement that each several person receiveth at his departure out of this life, he proceedeth to the general rising again of the flesh, & to the rewards of the godly, & the punishment of the wicked: whereby he taketh occasion too inquire of the way to eternal life, which is Christ taken hold on by faith. There showeth he what faith is and whence it cometh: and so discoursing largely of mans corruption, he disproveth the Pelagians freewill, & declareth in what wise mans natural will worketh together with Gods preventing grace, and how the continuance of Gods graces ensuing, is the cause of the effectual working of the former graces, whereby he utterly overthroweth the merit or deserving of mens own works. Afterward having first showed the manner of the spreading of original sin into all mankind: he returneth to the remedy thereof by being grafted into Christ: the manner whereof he describeth at large. and there again confuteth the heresy of Transubstantiation, and declareth faith to be the free gift of god through christ ⟨image 4⟩by whom we obtain wisdom, Righteousness, Holiness, and Redemption, which are the fruits of being grafted into him: by the benefit whereof we begin also in part to understand aright, to will aright, and to work a right, which is as much as to live after the spirit. In the laying forth of these things, he rippeth up the feebleness of mans natural reason, & washeth away the excuse of his unhablenes to fulfil Gods law because he cannot but sin, and disfeateth him of challenging any piece of righteousness to himself. Here upon is brought in an exposition of the rewarding or recompensing of good works, together with a declaration from whence they spring, and of the difference in punishments and rewards By occasion whereof he disproveth the fond objection of such as hold opinion that Christ hath abolished but the merits of the ceremonial la we, and defaceth the works of Papistical preparation, showing wherefore works be called good.
After this he passeth forth to Christes mediation & intercession, where he disproueth the heresie of Arrius, the opiniō of surmising three Gods, the dotages of Samosatene, & the forgeries of the Papists in praying vnto saincts. Frō thence he descendeth to the laste iudgement: and answering by the way to an obiection of the foreiudgemēt that eche seuerall person receiueth at his departure out of this life, he procedeth to the generall rising again of the flesh, & to the rewards of the godly, & the punishment of the wicked: whereby he taketh occasion too inquire of the way to eternall life, which is Christ taken holde on by fayth. There sheweth he what faith is and whence it cōmeth: and so discoursinge largely of mans corruptiō, he disproueth the Pelagians freewyll, & declareth in what wise mans naturall will woorketh together with Gods preuentinge grace, and how the continuance of Gods graces insewinge, is the cause of the effectuall working of the former graces, wherby he vtterly ouerthro weth the merit or deseruing of mēs owne workes. Afterward hauing first shewed the maner of the spreding of originall sin into al mankind: he returneth to the •emedie therof by being greffed into Christ: the maner wherof he describeth at large. and there agein confuteth the heresie of Transsubstantiation, and declareth faith to be the free gift of god through christ ⟨image 4⟩by whom wee obteine wisedome, Rightuosnes, Holines, and Redemptiō, which are the fruites of beinge greffed into him: by the benefite whereof we begin also in part to vnderstand aright, to will aright, and to woorke a right, whiche is as muche as to liue after the spirite. In the layinge forth of these things, he rippeth vp the feeblenes of mans naturall reason, & wassheth away the excuse of his vnhablenes to fulfill Gods law bycause he cannot but sin, and disfeateth him of challendging any peece of rightuousnes to himselfe. Here vpon is brought in an exposition of the rewarding or recompencinge of good workes, together with a declaration from whēce they springe, and of the difference in punishements and rewards By occasion wherof he disproueth the fond obiection of such as holde opinion that Christ hath abolished but the merites of the ceremoniall la we, and defaceth the works of Papisticall preparatiō, shewing wherfore works be called good.
