The sixth Aphorism.The sixt Aphorisme.

The sixth Aphorism.

The sixt Aphorisme.

Therefore that we may avoid these blasphemies. into the which the weakness of mans wit doth draw us, ⟨image 26⟩let us confess, that the corruption of the chief workmanship made by God, came to pass neither by chance, nor yet without his will, who of his incomprehensible or unconceivable wisdom, maketh and ordereth all things to his glory: let us nevertheless grant, albeit that judgement of man wrestle never so much against it, the which in the beginning was both compassed about with certain bounders, and was also afterward miserably corrupted or made ill, that the whole fault of destruction resteth in man, because that between that secret and unceyueable will of God,¹ and the same corruption of mankind, which properly is the true and the first original or beginning of the destruction of the reprobat• or outcasts, the will of that first man cometh in the which will, whereas it was created good, of his own accord depraved or made it self naught, and therefore made open an entry unto the just judgement of God to destroy all those, whom he will not vouchsafe to show his mercy unto. Now if these pleading again ⟨image 26⟩••o object, that they could not be against this will of God, well, let us le• •em alone unto their own destruction • reason against him, who will easily defend his own righteousness against •heir foolish quarrellings. Let us rather reverence that thing which is above the •eache of our wit, and turn all the conceits and imaginations of our mind to the setting forth of his mercy, which of his own only goodness hath saved us, being no less wicked and worthy of any kind of punishment, then they are.