A04920:191
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
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yet because he foreknew, and also hath fore spoken that of necessity it was, that heresies should come, that the elect might be tried, it was not altogether against his will, that ye should manifest your self, and that we should patiently suffer your unjust accusations.
yet becaus he foreknew, and also hath fore spoken that of necessitie it was, that heresies should com, that the elect might be tried, it was not altogither against his will, that ye should manifest your self, ād that we should patiently suffer your vniust accusations.
Your wrestling and wrangling with the words of §3our master Christ Jesus to Peter, is so far from the purpose of the holy Ghost, that I am partly ashamed in your behalf. Doeth Christ in that place absolutely affirm, that either he might pray for xii legions of Angels, either yet that his Father would or might give them to him then, to deliver him? or doeth he not rather by this interrogation: Believest thou not that I may pray my Father? rebuke the bold and foolish enterprise of Peter, who rashly pretended to defend by his sword him whom the Father had given into the hands of his enemies, of determined purpose to die for our sins? and so did he conclude contrary to your mind; to wit, that impossible it was that either he should pray for any Angels, to deliver him at that time, either •et that his Father should send any for that purpose: for because it was other ways determined in his eternal and immutable counsel, as […] plain words he witnesseth saying: But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled in which it is fore spoken, that so it behoveth to be.
Your wrastling and wrangling with the wordes of §3our master Christ Iesus to Peter, is so far from the purpose of the holie Gost, that I am partly ashamed in your behalf. Doeth Christ in that place absolutely affirme, that either he might pray for xii legions of Angells, either yet that his Father wold or might giue them to him then, to deliuer him? or doeth he not rather by this interrogation: Beleuest thow not that I may pray my Father? rebuke the bold and foolish interprise of Peter, who rashly pretended to defende by his sworde him whome the Father had giuē into the hādes of his ennemies, of determined purpose to die for our sinnes? and so did he cōclude contrarie to your mynd; to witt, that impossible it was that either he should pray for any Angels, to delyuer him at that tyme, either et that his Father should send any for that purpose: for becaus it was other waies determined in his eternall and immutable counsell, as plaine wordes he witnesseth saing: But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled in which it is fore spoken, that so it behoueth to be.