A04920:192
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.
THE ADVERSARY.
THE ADVERSARIE.
Here I think it is good to answer to their objections,1 which they collect of Peters denying of his master. If these things, which God foreseeth to come to pass, say they, may be left undone. then notwithstanding that Christ did foresee that Peter should deny him, Peter might yet have not denied him. I answer that §1notwithstanding Christ did foresee that Peter should deny him yet was not Peter compelled thereto, but might have not denied Christ (well say they) then should Christ have ben a liar for he said that Peter should deny him: I answer that notwithstanding that Christ so said▪ yet might Peter have not denied him• and Christ notwithstanding should have ben no liar, the like example have we in the first book of Samuel, David asked counsel at the Lord,2 if Saul would come to Keyla, and the Lord said he will come down:§2 then said David will the men of keyla deliver me and the men that are with me into the hands of Saul: And the Lord said they will betray you. Then David with his men departed from key la, which when Saul heard he left of from his enterprise and come not to Keyla. Here we see that neither gods foreknowledge which is also conform to his saying, neither yet his prophesying did take liberty from Saul, from the men of keyla, neither from David and his m•, neither did Saul come to keyla, neither the men of keyla betrayed David as the Lord had spoken, And David had liberty with his men to avoid the danger notwithstanding God had spoken, it should come to pass, so all they had liberty yea even after God had pronounced what should be done.