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An Answer to a Great Number of Blasphemous Cavillations
An answer to a great number of blasphemous cavillations written by an Anabaptist, and adversary to Gods eternal predestination. And confuted by John Knox, minister of Gods word in Scotland. Wherein the author so discovereth the craft and falsehood of that sect, that the godly knowing that error, may be confirmed in the trueth by the evident Word of GodAn answer to a great nomber of blasphemous cauillations written by an Anabaptist, and aduersarie to Gods eternal predestination. And confuted by Iohn Knox, minister of Gods worde in Scotland. Wherein the author so discouereth the craft and falshode of that sect, that the godly knowing that error, may be confirmed in the trueth by the euident Worde of God
Geneva: printed by John Crespin, 1560Geneva: printed by Iohn Crespin, 1560
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
THE ADVERSARY.
THE ADVERSARIE.
If God reprobated man afore the foundation of the world,1 then God reprobated man before he offended. And if God reprobated and damned man afore be offended, then is death, the reward of gods ordinance afore the world, and not the reward of sin. But the Apostle teacheth us that by sin death entered into the world and also that death is the reward of sin. I pray you doeth either gods law or mans law condemn any man afore he hath offended? I am certain ye are not able to prove it to be sothen ought you to be ashamed to burden God with such unrighteous judgement. Doeth not God rather forgive the offence already committed? Let him be your God which condemneth the innocent afore he offend. But he shall be my God which pardoneth and forgiveth the offence already committed which in his very wraith doeth think upon mercy. And so with Job will I conclude, The great God casteth away no man.
If God reprobated man afore the foundation of the world,1 then God reprobated man before he offended. And if God reprobated and damned man afore be offended, then is death, the reward of gods ordināce afore the world, ād not the reward of sinne. But the Apostle teacheth vs that by sinne death entred into the world and also that death is the reward of sinne. I pray you doeth either gods lawe or mannes law condemne any man afore he hath offended? I am certen ye are not able to proue it to be sothen oght you to be ashamed to burden God with such vnrighteous iudgement. Doeth not God rather forgiue the offence alredie committed? Let him be your God which condemneth the innocent afore he offend. But he shall be my God which perdoneth and forgiueth the offence alreadie committed which in his verie wraithe doeth think vpon mercie. And so with Iob will I conclude, The great God casteth away no man.