THE ADVERSARIE.
Now must we declare the saing of S. Luke so many as were ordeined vnto life did beleue,* 1.1 where we must vnderstand, that as they that will not obey the trueth, are called in the scriptu¦res ordeined to damnation, as is sufficiently proued before, so they which willingly receaue the trueth, and coople the word with faith, working by charitie are called, ordeined to life. Where ye [ 1] do replie so: predestination is without any condition, I grant pre∣destination to lief, is the verie fre gift of God, without any condi∣tion. [ 2] Notwithstanding, we can not com to life, but by the way which leadeth vnto life. As he which receaued the one talent of his master, receaued it of a fre gifte without his deseruing, but be∣cause [ 3] he did not walk in the way appointed by his master, his talent was taken from him againe. And as afore by the fre bene∣fitt [ 4] of his master he was chosen vnto life, so now because he did not walk in the way, which leadeth vnto life he is ordeined to ••damnation. The prodigall sonne is receaued of his father, not for ••his deseruing, but of the fre goodnes and beneuolence of his father, ••et is it required of him, that he walk hereafter as an obedient