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But into this secrete pointe happely I entre more deapely, than is mete for any manne to do among men. But am with consideracion of the vnspeakable way and counsel of God, as one astonned, that whereas I cannot expresse the same, this exclamacion make I, O the depenes of the* most aboundaunt and ouerflowyng wysedome of God, how vnable are mens wyttes to searche out and conceiue his iudgementes, how vnmete are mens wittes to fynde out his wayes? For who euer knewe the minde of the Lord, or who was at any tyme his counsailour? What mā is there, that fyrst prouoked him with any good turne, in suche sorte, that the be∣nefite of God geuen to him againe, may seme a rewarde & wages geuen for his well deseruyng? In suche sorte prouideth God for our saluacion, by suche meanes in dede, as mennes wittes are not able to finde out, but yet so wel, that it cannot be amended: in suche condicion his pleasure is, we should of his benefite be partakers, that for the same we should for no parte therof thanke our selues. If any euil be, for that may we thāke* our selfe. All the goodnes that euer is, of him cōmeth it, as from a foun∣taine, by him as author are all thinges geuen, in him be they, as keper and defender of his giftes, because no manne should of this praise presumptuously take vpō him any parte, syth the beginnyng, mydle, and ende, belong to him, to whom for the same, ho∣nour, praise, and glory is due for euer, of whiche glory it is vnlawful for any man to chalenge any parte.