What soeuer repugneth to the will of god expressed in his most sacred
worde, repugneth to iustice[99]: but that women haue authoritie ouer men
repugneth to the will of God expressed in his worde: and therfore mine
author commandeth me to conclude without feare, that all suche authoritie
repugneth to iustice. The first parte of the argument I trust dare nether
Iewe nor gentile denie: for it is a principle not onelie vniuersallie
confessed, but also so depelie printed in the hart of man, be his nature
neuer so corrupted, that whether he will or no, he is compelled at one
time or other, to acknowledge and confesse[100], that justice is violated,
when thinges are done against the will of God, expressed by his worde. And
to this confession are no lesse the reprobate coacted and constrained,
then be the chosen children of god, albeit to a diuers end. The elect with
displeasure of their facte, confesse their offense, hauing accesse to
grace and mercie, as did Adam, Dauid, Peter, and all other penitent
offenders. But the reprobat[101], not withstanding they are compelled to
acknowledge the will of God to be iust the which they haue offended, yet
are they neuer inwardlie displeased, with their iniquitie, but rage,
complain and storme against God, whose vengeance they can not escape[102]:
as did Cain, Iudas, Herode, Iulian called apostata, Yea Iesabel; and
Athalia. For Cain no doubte was conuict in conscience, that he had done
against iustice in murthering of his brother. Iudas did openlie, before
the high priest confesse that he had sinned, in betraying innocent blood.
Herode being stricken by the angel, did mocke those his flaterers, saying
vnto them: beholde your God (meaning of him selfe) can not nowe preserue
him self frome corruption and wormes. Iulianus was compelled in the end to
crie, O galilean (so alwayes in contempt did he name our sauiour Iesus
Christ) thou hast nowe ouercomen. And who doubteth but Iesabel, and
Athalia, before their miserable end, were conuicted in their cankered
consciences, to acknowledge that the murther, which they had committed,