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An expositio[n] of the .4. chap. of S. Joans Reuelation made by Bar. Traheron, in sondrie readinges before his countre men in Germanie. Where in the prouide[n]ce of God is treated with an annswer made to the obiection of a gentle aduersarie; Exposition of the .4. chap. of S. Joans Revelation.
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Traheron, Bartholomew, 1510?-1558?
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STC 24170; ESTC S105348
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⧠An ExpositioÌ„ of the .4 chap. of S. Ioans Reuelation made by Bar. Traheron in sondrie Readinges before his countre men in Germanie Where in the prouideÌ„ce of God is treated with an aunswer made to the obiections of a gentle aduersarie ¶ Imprinted Anno. 1557. To master Ro. Parker / and to maistres Anne his godlie wife / exiles for Christes cause / Bar. Traheron wisheth encrease of goddes grace VvHile I labored to conforte my selfe / and other in the consideration of goddes prouideÌ„ce / you know how one put in his fote / and assaied to impugne / some parte of that / that I had spokeÌ„ And though bi your procuremeÌ„t we met together / and after some debatinge agreed vpon the cheife pointes / that before semed to be in controuersie betwene vs / yet afterward it liked him to shew certaine reasons against my affirmation / ether for exercise of lerninge / or bicaufe he wold be better confirmed in the truth Now consideringe that the matter is of great weight / importaunce / and somewhat scrupulous in this weakenes of mennes capacitee / and suâ—â—â—câ—e to the reprehensions / and cauillatioÌ„s of licenâ—ious heddes / lest anie thinge shuld be bruted otherwise thaÌ„ I spake / I haue thought good to putte in priÌ„te al that I said in your presence / that al men maie know / what my meaninge is / not by rehersal sermons / but by mine awne writiÌ„ge And in this behalfe I haue partely folowed the counsel of M. Gilbert Barkley / whoÌ„ you know I haue in due reuereÌ„ce / for his great grauite / and singular integrite of life This poore frute of my studies I dedicate vnto you my most entierly biloued master Parker / and to the right worthie matrone your wife For seiÌ„ge the perfecte sincere loue / that shuld be betwene al maried folke / shineth most notably in you / I wold not sondre you in this place / whom god hath so ioigned / and made one in al good thinges I haue iudged it also my dutie for asmuch as the bowels of the saiÌ„ctes haue beÌ„ / and be daily refreshed by you / to rendre this testimonie of your singular godlines / and of my good affection towardes you / in the sight of the world God almightie confirme / and augmente in you the knowlege of his truth / and loue of righteousnes / blesse my biloued / WeÌ„tworth / Peregrine / Anne / Cecile your childreÌ„ / that they maie folow the godlie steppes of their Parentes / and that the mention that I make of theÌ„ in this place / â—â—ie be a spurre vnto them here after to set them forewarde in the loue of tru religion / and innocentie of life Amen ¶ THE FIRST READINGE As THE vision which Ezechiel saw / and describeth in the .1 cha serueth to this ende / to teach that the great miseries / and calamities / which the Iues suffred by the force / aÌ„d oppression of Nabuchodonosor / and the Babilonians / came not vpon them by chaunce / but by the ordinance / and prouidence of God / so this vision / which S. Ioan most liuely setteth before vs / sheweth in like maner / that the decaie / aÌ„d ruine the afflictions / and persequutions of the churche in this later time / and what so euer is don in the world bâ— Antichrist / and his membres / is not tossed at auenture by hap / but gouerned by the hand / and certaine prouidence of God And it is right necessarie for vs to know / that fortune and chaunce rule nor thâ— rost in mennes matters / rufflinge and tomblingâ— al thinges confusedly / as Epicures disciples thinâ—ke / but that god is the orderer / disposer / and goueâ—ner of al the thinges that be don in the world Foâ— it is not possible for vs to quiete our selues / whan we considre the loÌ„ge / and great prosperitee / and luâ—kie successe of false teachers / of Christes opeÌ„ / professed enemies / of most vngodlie cruel / barbarous / and wicked men / onles we be staied with this / thaâ— god ruleth / ordreth / and gouerneth al together / Sâ— therefore that there shal be an ende of the raginge oâ— tyrannous persequutors / and that the gouerner of al / shal turne al to the iust destruction / of the wicked to the conforte of his chosen / and to the aduaÌ„cemeÌ„t of his awne glorie Againe if we loke vpon our priuate state / and cal to compte our frailtie and infirmitie / the manifold diseases / and miseries whereuÌ„to wear subiecte / what coÌ„forte caÌ„ we haue / or what ende of morninge and sorow / if we be not persuaded / that Goddes prouidâ—ce reacheth vnto vs / and ordreth al that commeth vpon vs / not as semeth vnto vs / but as he knoweth to be best for vs. But here I must warne you of two notable fautes One is of theÌ„ / which whan they heare vs saie / that al thinges comme to passe / by goddes prouideÌ„ce / thincke / and affirme that we teache / that god is the autor of al the sinful actes / that ar don in the world Which is most false / most horrible / and detestable / â—ther to be spoken / or thought For it is as impossible for god / who is al together good / to be the autor of evil / as it is impossible for him / to leaue of his godhead / and to be no more god We saie than constantly / and with al vehementie of minde / that God is the outer of no euil / and we meane it not so / that bycause god worcketh it / therefore it is good / though of it selfe it be euil / but we meane / that he is in dede the propre worcker / and cause of no euil / that euil / and sinne springe not from him / but from the diuel / and from vs / and that he is simply / and merely the autor / and worcker of good thinges only / both whan he worcketh by him selfe / and whan he worcketh â—y and in vs. And yet we saye that nothinge commeth to passe without him / and that he ordreth / disposeth / teÌ„pereâ—h / and bringeth forth to light / al the euil actes that ar doÌ„ in the worlde But it is one thinge to vttre / to bringe forth / to dispose / and ordre mennes euils / and it is another thinge to worcke / and to cause euils in men It is one thinge to make an instrument euil / and it is another thinge to vse an euil instrument / beinge alreadie so made by another To make an instrumeÌ„t euil / is euil / to vse an euil instrument / is not euil simply / yea to vse an euil instrumeÌ„t to good endes / is good Satan / and our awne wil / hathe made vs al euil instrumentes God though we be now made il instrumeÌ„tes / vseth vs wel SataÌ„ / and our awne wil hath wrought / and caused