Five books of philosophicall comfort ... . ng caft theireyes from the lightiof the ioueraignetruth, cq infenour oLleurities/orth-vvith they are blinded with th$cloud of ignorance, molefted withhurtlull affections., by yeelding and confcn- ThihfofhicaU Qomfort. ) I24- confenting to which t they increafcthe bondage,which they layd vpponthemfelues. and are afteracertainemanner captiues by their own free-dome. Which notwithstanding thatforefightof prouidence, which be-holdeth all things from eternity,foreteeth, and by predefl ination dippoieth of euery thing by their mer- ri tS. v&vt tfofcZ £ xtti
Five books of philosophicall comfort ... . ng caft theireyes from the lightiof the ioueraignetruth, cq infenour oLleurities/orth-vvith they are blinded with th$cloud of ignorance, molefted withhurtlull affections., by yeelding and confcn- ThihfofhicaU Qomfort. ) I24- confenting to which t they increafcthe bondage,which they layd vpponthemfelues. and are afteracertainemanner captiues by their own free-dome. Which notwithstanding thatforefightof prouidence, which be-holdeth all things from eternity,foreteeth, and by predefl ination dippoieth of euery thing by their mer- ri tS. v&vt tfofcZ £ xttiir vxtuxu The IF. Godkno^etb all things, SWeete Homer fings thepraifiOfPhtbus cleare and bright7And yet his slrangeft rajesCannot with feeble lightCafl through thefecret waitsOf earth mdfeas his fight:g*t heythat tkdthe world dtuife,y (pkethfrom high ruth clearer eygs%The earths vafi depths vxfeeneFrom his fight are not fres,No chads canfiand betweetet*He at we ttrxe doth fee_____ R 4 What Omnia^idet audit. cBoeiius bis fpa. What are^and what heme beenct And what /ha/, after ((incthecHel]vitrvethall )Ton rightly the true Su Hue may call. The ILL Pros e. Boetius propofeth the difficulty of con*cording Godsprouidence frith mensfree-^ilLIgfj Henlc6nmplayned,that Iwas now in a greater confu-sion^ more doubtful difficulrie then before. Whatis that:f quoth fhe) for I already coniedhirewhat it is that troubleth thee. Itfeemeth (quoth 1) to bee altogetherimpolsible and repugnant,thatGodfcrefecth all things, and that therefhould be any free-will. Forif Godbeholdeth all things, and cannot bedecerned, that mull of necefsity fol-low,which his prouidence foreteethto be to come. Wherefore if frometernity he doth not onlv/oreknov TbilofophicallComfert. \ 1*5 the deeds of men,but alio their counfels&wils,there can be no freewill;forthcre is not any other deedcorwil,buttholV,whichthediuinepro-uidence that cannot bee decuued,hath forcfeene. Forifthingscan bedrawnto any other
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