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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 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 ⟨p. 227⟩holiness of lief, and to offer unto him rather spiritual than carnal sacrifice. But they served him at their pleasure: yea, and in that land which they had received of gods most liberal benediction, they did decline to Idolatry. for that he meaneth, where that he sayeth: there have they rebelled, that is, where that they most ought to be obedient. This I doubt not shall every man, who diligently marketh the scope of the prophet perceive to be his very meaning.
The veritie of the text is this, they haue transgressed the couenante,1 as the couenante of a man, they haue rebelled against me &c. God compleineth vpon Ephraim and Iuda, that they had no further respect, reuerence nor regard to that most excellent couenante and league, whiche God had made with them, to wit, that he wold 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 serue and honor him in ⟨p. 227⟩holynes of lief, and to offer vnto him rather spiritual thē carnall sacrifice. But they serued him at their pleasure: yea, and in that land which they had receaued of gods most liberal benediction, they did decline to Idolatrie. for that he meaneth, where that he saieth: there haue they rebelled, that is, where that they most oght to be obedient. This I doubt not shall euerie man, who diligently marketh the scope of the prophete perceaue to be his verie meaning.
- 1How •his word Adā in 6. cha. of seas ought to be understand.