Of such as hold that the reasonable creatures onely are parts of the diuine essence. CHAP. 13.
IF they say indeed, that all things in the whole world do not participate essence with God, but yet all reasonable creatures doe truly, I cannot see how that can stand. Then all the world is not God; for otherwise how can they keepe brute beastes from beeing part of him? But what needes all this? Lette vs go but vn∣to this reasonable creature, man; can there be a more damnable absurdity, then to beleeue that part of Gods essence is beaten, when an offending childis beaten? To make the subsistence of almighty God, be so lasciuious, vniust, wicked and damna∣ble, as diuers men are: What man can indure to heare it but hee that is absolutely