Synod’s Scriptural Proof for the Three Points (2)

The question with which we were engaged in our pre­vious article is whether the group signified by the terms evil and unrighteous include the reprobate wicked. Let it be a settled matter in our minds that this question must be faced by him bent on giving reliable exegesis of the scriptures in question. Fact is that such terms as evil, unjust and wicked are terms with a varied signification. They do not always signify the same group. There are texts where the term wicked signifies the elect...