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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.
What was the benediction given after the flood unto Noah and to his sons,1 the holy Ghost doth not conceal, to wit multiplication, preservation, and the restitution of all things, as touching the order of nature, like as they were before that vastation, (by reason of the waters which had so long continued). In that place is no mention made of election to life everlasting in Christ Jesus, and therefore your connection, that Ham was not reprobate, when he was blessed of God, is foolish. for albeit that none can be both blessed and cursed, loved and hated all at once, in that degree of love or of hatred which God freely beareth in Christ to his elect, and most justly hateth the reprobate, for the causes known to his visdom, yet in an other sort, it is no repugnancy to say that God both blesseth, and loveth in bestowing temporal benedictions, upon such as in his eternal counsel he hath rejected, and therefore hateth. As it is no repugnancy to say that God both blesseth and loveth his elect children, even when most severely he doth chasten and punish them.
What was the benediction giuen after the floode vnto Noah and to his sonnes,1 the holie Gost doth not conceale, to witt multiplication, preseruation, and the restitutiō of all thinges, as touching the order of nature, like as they were before that vastation, (by reason of the waters which had so long continued). In that place is no mention made of election to life euerlasting in Christ Iesus, and therefor your connexion, that Ham was not reprobat, when he was blessed of God, is foolishe. for albeit that none can be both blessed and cursed, loued and hated all at once, in that degre of loue or of hatered wc God frely beareth in Christ to his elect, and most iustlie hateth the reprobate, for the causes knowen to his visdom, yet in an other sort, it is no repugnancie to say that God both blesseth, and loueth in bestowing tempoall benedictions, vpon such as in his eternall counsell he hath reiected, and therefor hateth. As it is no repugnancie to say that God bothe blesseth and loueth his elect children, euen when most seruerely he doth chasten and punishe them.
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