An Answer to a Great Number of Blasphemous Cavillations

further if god gave not Cain dominion and power to subdue his lust, who was then the author of his sin▪ §6whether is the sword which killeth, having no power over it self, more to be blamed, or he which hath it in his hand? if God gave not Cain power to overcome his lust, and grace whereby he might be saved, who is the cause of his damnation? God is faithful (sayeth Paul) which shall not suffer you to be tempted above your strength, but shall in the middest of §7temptation make away that ye may be able to bear. likewise did God with Cain in his temptation warning that if he did well, he should be rewarded: if he did evil, he should be punished: for there encouraging to do well, and that he should not saint, God showed him how he should have dominion over his lust to rule it. This notwithstanding he went away in wrath from wisdom and forsook the counsel of God which mercifully called him to li•f. After the stood, Ham was blessed of God as his father §8Noah and his brethren Shem and Japheth, and with the same blessing where with they were blessed: yet fell he from righteousness, rejoicing in evil. And then •o became he accursed and not afore: but all reprobates be under the wrath and curse of God. So Ham when he was blessed of God. he was not reprobate. for then should he have been both blessed and cursed▪ loved and hated all at once. The Israelites which were delivered from the oppression of the Egyptians, were chosen and called of God to go and §9possess• the land of Canaan Under the conduct of Mo•ses, yet nether Moses for his offence, nether any of them because of their inobedience obtained that whereunto they were ordained and chosen of God, except two persons ⟨p. 262⟩§10Joshua and Caleb. Moreover the same Israelites were in gods holy election and called of God from their sins, and chosen in Christ to lief and health as Paul witnesseth,