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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.
and upon Esau, and upon his posterity was established and confirmed the hatred: Ergo upon him and them remained death. Consider now how that the Apostle after these words: The elder shall serve the younger, joineth this sentence: as it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau I have hated. In which words the holy Ghost agreeth together the words of the Prophet, and the words of God spoken to Rebecca, and maketh the one to interpret the other. for where God sayeth, the elder shall serve, that expoundeth the Prophet, God hated Esau: and where he pronounceth dominion to the younger, that the Prophet explaineth saying: Jacob have I loved. And when did God thus love the one, and hate the other, pronouncing the one to be Lord and the other to be servant? While they were yet (sayeth he) in their mothers womb, and before they had either done good or bad. Deny now if ye can, that the former words ought not to be referred to the subsequentes. your malicious minds compel me often to repeat one thing.
and vpon Esau, and vpon his posteritie was established and confirmed the hatred: Ergo• vpon him and them remained death. Cōsider now how that the Apostle after these wordes: The elder shall serue the yonger, ioyneth this sentēce: as it is written, Iacob haue I loued, but Esau I haue hated. In which wordes the holie Gost agreeth together the wordes of the Prophete, and the wordes of God spoken to Rebecca, and maketh the one to interprete the other. for where God saieth, the elder shall serue, that expōdeth the Prophete, God hated Esau: and where he pronounceth dominion to the yonger, that the Prophete explaneth saīg: Iacob haue I loued. And when did God thus loue the one, and hate the other, pronouncing the one to be Lord and the other to be seruant? While they were yet (saieth he) in their mothers wombe, and before they had either done good or bad. Denie now if ye can, that the former wordes oght not to be referred to the subsequentes. your malicious myndes compell me often to repete one thing.
Your reasoning of the preterit and future tense, is so foolish, that it needeth no confutation. For we confess that God spake not those words to Rebecca, but that the Prophet,