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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.
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.
Where ye ask if our election be surer now after the transgression then afore the transgression. I answere the assurance and firmitie of our election was alwaies, and at all times one. For when we stode in Adam (as ye alledge) yet were we elected in Christ▪ and when we fel in Adam, then did our election burst for the and appere.
Ye be never able to prove that Cain was elected to life everlasting in Christ Jesus:1 for God looked not to Cain, nor yet to his sacrifice, as that he did to Abel. And why?2 because, as the Apostle affirmeth, the one offered in faith and the other without faith. Remember, I pray you, your former reason: there is none (say you) elected without faith, but Cain was without faith even before he did kill or hate his brother, therefore by your own reason, he was not in the election, no not even before he hated. I do not approve this argument: but yet your former reason standing true, it is invincible. Moses sayeth not that God promised dominion to ⟨p. 269⟩Cain over his lusts,3 but sayeth, unto thee shall his appetites or lusts be, & thou shall bear dominion over him: which is not spoken of sin, but of Abel, who as he was the younger, so was he appointed to be subject to Cain,4