The third part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholike against Doct. Bishops Second part of the Reformation of a Catholike, as the same was first guilefully published vnder that name, conteining only a large and most malicious preface to the reader, and an answer to M. Perkins his aduertisement to Romane Catholicks, &c. Whereunto is added an aduertisement for the time concerning the said Doct. Bishops reproofe, lately published against a little piece of the answer to his epistle to the King, with an answer to some few exceptions taken against the same, by M. T. Higgons latley become a proselyte of the Church of Rome. By R. Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.
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The third part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholike against Doct. Bishops Second part of the Reformation of a Catholike, as the same was first guilefully published vnder that name, conteining only a large and most malicious preface to the reader, and an answer to M. Perkins his aduertisement to Romane Catholicks, &c. Whereunto is added an aduertisement for the time concerning the said Doct. Bishops reproofe, lately published against a little piece of the answer to his epistle to the King, with an answer to some few exceptions taken against the same, by M. T. Higgons latley become a proselyte of the Church of Rome. By R. Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.
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Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618.
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Londini :: Impensis Georgii Bishop,
1609.
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Bishop, William, 1554?-1624. -- Second part of The reformation of a Catholike deformed -- Early works to 1800.
Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
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"The third part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholike against Doct. Bishops Second part of the Reformation of a Catholike, as the same was first guilefully published vnder that name, conteining only a large and most malicious preface to the reader, and an answer to M. Perkins his aduertisement to Romane Catholicks, &c. Whereunto is added an aduertisement for the time concerning the said Doct. Bishops reproofe, lately published against a little piece of the answer to his epistle to the King, with an answer to some few exceptions taken against the same, by M. T. Higgons latley become a proselyte of the Church of Rome. By R. Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A69095.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
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11. W. BISHOP.
But to proceed on with this discourse: the Protestants do not onely impugne the power and goodnesse of God▪ but they doe al∣so peruert his iustice. For to omit their last p••sition, that God is the worker of all sinne in vs, compelling (as Caluin speaketh) the reprobate to obedience; and therefore cannot in iustice punish the poore wretches, for being obedient vnto his owne will and working: and not to vrge their former assertion, that God of his owne will and decree, hath predestinated the greater part of men to hell, without any foresight of their euill de∣serts: which if it were true, should it not be intclerable wronge, to torment so rigorously innocents, that neuer offended him? To let passe these points (I say) how can they defend the iustice of God, who hold that he hath tied vs to such lawes, as are impos∣sible to be kept by any man? For Christ (as he testified himselfe) will condemne men to hell fire for transgressing of these lawes, by working of iniquity:* 1.1 depart from me you that worke iniqui∣tie:
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and what equity should there be in that sentence, if it had neuer beene possible for these men to haue done otherwise? For no reasonable Iudge condemneth any man for not doing of that, which he knew well, lay not any way in his power to be done. So that nothing is more plaine and euident, then that the Prote∣stants doctrine trotteth apace towardes open Atheisme, by im∣pugning the power of God: by defacing his goodnesse, mercy, and iustice, which in our vnderstanding are the chiefe properties of his diuine substance: and by calling into question the blessed Trinity it selfe, which their of-spring and progeny the Trinitari∣ans in Poland doe already deny flatly. Thus much of their A∣theismes against God.