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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.
It is a thing most certain that albeit Adam and all men in him might and did fall from God by sin,1 yet can not the elect of God who be elected to life everlasting in Christ Jesus, so fall from their election that finally they perish. the reason is, that as Christ Jesus, the brightness of the glory of his father, & the expressed image of his substance, is greater then ever was Adam, so is his power of greater virtue to save the elect then Adams impotency was to bring damnation upon all.
It is a thing most certen that albeit Adam and all men in him might and did fall from God by sinne,1 yet can not the elect of God who be elected to life euerlasting in Christ Iesus, so fall from their election that finally they perishe. the reason is, that as Christ Iesus, the brightnes of the glorie of his father, & the expressed image of his substance, is greater then euer was Adam, so is his power of greater vertue to saue the elect then Adams impotencie was to bring damnation vpon all.
- 1To •he 4 Christs power is of greater virtue to save his elect then Adams impotency was to bring damnation upon al•.To •he 4 Christes power is of greater vertue to saue his elect then Adams •mpotencie was to bring damnation vpon al•.
Where ye ask if our election be surer now after the transgression then afore the transgression. I answer the assurance and firmitie of our election was always, and at all times one. For when we stood in Adam (as ye allege) yet were we elected in Christ▪ and when we fell in Adam, then did our election burst for the and appear.