An Answer to a Great Number of Blasphemous Cavillations

for David affirmeth that the heavens declare the glory of God, and yet have they nether judgement nor understanding: the heaven and the earth sayeth Isaiah are replenished with his glory.¹ And in an other place the beasts of the field shall preach my glory the dragons and the birds of ostriches, and Achan also was commanded to give glory unto God. The earth, shall be compelled sayeth Habakkuk to knowledge the glory of God. Zechariah also the Prophet sayeth for his glory hath he sent unto the nations which have spoiled you. finally shall not satan and the reprobate in their just condemnation give glory unto God? and do ye think that all these creatures, judge God to be worthy of glory in such sort as they acknowledge his power, his wisdom his justice, & from their hole heart submit them selves to his holy will? I trust you do not. for we know that satan is a spirit confirmed in malice, and rebellious against God, & yet is he compelled even in torments to give glory unto God, in so far, as in his just dā nation he declareth gods power and just judgements. And therefore I say that you restrain the glory of God with in to strait & narrow limits, when that you will that it shall extend no further, then to such as from their heart judge God worthy of glory, the which pertaineth to his chosen children only and can never be given by the reprobate. for such glory must proceed from faith, which is not common unto all, but is the special gift given to gods elect: & yet nevertheless by other means God declareth ⟨p. 342⟩his glory, even in the vessels of his wrath, as is before declared.

for Dauid affirmeth that the heauens declare the glory of God, and yet haue they nether iudgement nor vnderstāding: the heauen and the earth saieth Isaiah are replenished with his glorye.¹ And in an other place the beastes of the field shall preach my glorye the dragons and the birdes of eastriches, and Achan also was cōmāded to giue glory vnto God. The earth, shalbe compelled saieth Habacuc to knowledge the glory of God. Zacharie also the Prophet saieth for his glory hath he sent vnto the nations which haue spoyled you. finally shall not sathan and the reprobate in their iust condemnation giue glory vnto God? and do ye think that all these creatures, iudge God to be worthie of glory in such sort as they acknowledge his power, his wisedome his iustice, & frō their hole heart submitte them selues to his holy will? I trust you do not. for we knowe that sathan is a spirit confirmed in malice, and rebellious against God, & yet is he cōpelled euen in tormentes to giue glory vnto God, in so farre, as in his iust dā nation he declareth gods power and iust iudgementes. And therefor I say that you restreine the glory of God with in to streit & narrowe limites, when yt you will that it shall extend no forther, then to suche as from their heart iudge God worthie of glory, ye wc perteineth to his chosen children onely and can neuer be giuē by the reprobate. for such glory must procede frō faith, wc is not cōmone vnto all, but is the speciall gift giuē to gods elect: & yet neuertheles by other meanes God declareth