A04920:146
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.
ANSWER.
How so ever we be learned if ye betimes repent not your unreverent scoffing, and jesting at gods eternal predestination, ye shall learn in experience, that the immutable decree of God, is most just by the which the fire which never shall be quenched is prepared for the devil and his angels, and for all such as with trembling do not fear his godly Majesty, and with sobriety do not contemplate his judgements incomprehensible. And thus I leave your blasphemous boldness to be repressed by the power of him whose judgements you mock.
How so euer we be learned if ye betimes repent not your vnreuerēt skoffing, ād iesting at gods eternal predestination, ye shall learn in experience, that the immutable decre of God, is most iust by the which ye fyre which neuer shall be quenched is prepared for the deuill and his angels, and for all such as with trembling do not fear his godlie Maiestie, and with sobrietie do not contemplat his iudgementes incomprehensible. And thus I leaue your blasphemous boldnes to be repressed by the power of him whose iudgementes you mocke.
THE ADVERSARY.
THE ADVERSARIE.
Now I intend with the help of God to answer to the arguments which they that be entangled with this error use to allege for the proof thereof,