{"product_id":"bezas-learned-discourse-of-the-bennie-castle-9781952410758","title":"Beza's Learned Discourse of the Plague: Wherein the two questions: Whether the Plague be Infectious, or no \u0026 Whether and how far it may be shunned of","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"With the outbreak of the coronavirus strain COVID-19, the Church is forced to ask questions we have not had to face since the recurring outbreaks of the bubonic plague.... The questions faced by Beza and Mr. Percival, and it is the wisdom of the Church to listen to her forefathers in the faith.\" from Ben Castle's Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this short, but wise work, Reformer Theodore Beza deals with the question of how Christians should react to the plague. In his time, many Calvinists thought that because all things come to pass according to God's will, then taking precautions against the plague or avoiding sick people shows lack of faith in God's providence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeza takes a hammer to this fatalism and shows that, just because God decrees all things does not mean that we should not love our neighbor by all means within our power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis treatise is a reminder that God's people have faced plague and contagion before, and that a faithful and loving response is possible for a Christian, no matter the time or place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bennie Castle, Theodore Beza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952410754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952410758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.12d","brand":"Bennie Castle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051157582079,"sku":"9781952410758","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bccae59d-4053-4241-b7cd-d30a2164e7c0.jpg?v=1685011431","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bezas-learned-discourse-of-the-bennie-castle-9781952410758","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}