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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 place of the prophet Oseas is of you evil understand▪ 1the lack of the hebrew tongue may be the cause of your error. And albeit your great, and perfect angel Castalio pretend great knowledge in that tongue, yet in that, as in many other places a child may espy his negligence. True it is that in the hebrew, this word Adam is in that place. But if we shall understand that word wheresoever it is found in the scripture, for the person of Adam our first father, we shall make a mad translation, and a sense more mad. Such as have, but mean understanding in that tongue do know, that that word is often common for any man, as in the prophets is most evident.
The place of the prophete Oseas is of you euill vnderstād▪ 1the lacke of the hebrew tongue may be the cause of your error. And albeit your great, and perfect angell Castalio pretēd great knowledge in that tongue, yet in that, as in many other places a childe may espie his negligence. Trewe it is that in the hebrew, this word Adam is in that place. But if we shall vnderstand that word wheresoeuer it is founde in the scripture, for the person of Adam our first father, we shall make a mad translatiō, and a sense more mad. Suche as haue, but mean vnderstanding in that tongue do know, that that worde is oftē common for any man, as in the prophetes is most euident.
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The verity of the text is this, they have transgressed the covenant,1 as the covenant of a man, they have rebelled against me &c. God complaineth upon Ephraim and Judah, that they had no further respect, reverence nor regard to that most excellent covenant and league, which God had made with them, to wit, that he would be their God, and they should be his people. for God had preferred them to all nations of the earth, and had set them a part from others, to serve and honour him in