All these therefore,1 (7) because n• cessarylie, but yet voluntarily, or willingly, as they who are under the kingdom of sin, (8) do turn again unto their vomit, (9) and fall from faith, and are therefore pulled up by the root, to be caste into •he •yre. They are forsaken (I say) of ⟨image 57⟩God? (10) who being moved with h•• own will, the which no man can with stand, (11) and with their corruption• and wickedness notwithstanding, (12) doeth harden them, maketh fat they• heart, stoppeth their ears, finally blin• death their eyes, (13) and for the performance of this thing, useth partly their• own evil lusts, whereunto he giveth them up to the governed,2 (14) partly by that same spirit of lying, which keepeth them bound in chains, to wit, because of their corruption, out of the which, as cut of a certain spring, there issueth out a contine wall stream of infidelity or unbelief, ignorance, and iniquity: (15) whereof it cometh to pass that they having made shipwreck, as touching faith: can never escape the day appointed for their destruction, (16) that God may be glorified in their just damnation.
All these therefore,1 (7) because n• cessarylie, but yet voluntarylie, or vvyllynglie, as they vvho are vnder the kingdome of synne, (8) doo turne agayne vnto their vomytte, (9) and fall from fayth, and are therefore pulled vppe by the roote, to bee caste into •he •yre. They are forsaken (I saye) of ⟨image 57⟩God? (10) vvho being moued with h•• owne wyll, the which no man can with• stande, (11) and with their corruption• and wickednesse notwithstanding, (12) •doeth harden them, maketh fatte they• heart, stoppeth their eares, fynallie blin• deth their eyes, (13) and for the performaunce of this thing, vseth partlie their• owne euyll lustes, wherevnto hee geueth them vp to the gouerned,2 (14) partlie by that same spirite of lying, which keepeth them bound in chaines, to wyt, because of their corruption, out of the which, as cut of a certaine spring, there yssueth out a contine wall streame of infidelytie or vnbeleefe, ignoraunce, and iniquitie: (15) vvhereof it commeth to passe that they hauing made shipwrack, as touching faith: can neuer escape the daye appointed for theyr destruction, (16) that God maye be glorified in their iust dampnation.
- 1The cause why some of the reprobates or outcasts, which seemed for a time to be of the Church of God, are finally destroyed, is their willing departure from that state which before they were in, unto wieked•es and sin.The cause vvhy some of the reprobates or ofcastes, vvhich seemed for a time to bee of the Church of God, are fynallie destroied, is their vvylling departure from that state vvhich before they vvere in, vnto vvieked•es and sinne.
- 2The means which God useth in •• dening the outcasts.The means vvhich God vseth in •• dening the ofcastes.
