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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.
WE are not ignorant, nether yet do ye dissemble, whom ye accuse, but how justly you term our doctrine error, and us careless, at this time I omit to speak because that after we shall, have occasion more largely to common with you in that matter. Only at this present I demand of you with what conscience can you burden us with the odious name of stoical necessity, which so often most impudently ye lay to our charge in this your most ungodly and confused work: seeing that no men do more abhor that devilish opinion and profane name then we do? It is easy to persuade you as I suppose that we dissent not from the judgement of the reverend servant of Christ Jesus John Calvin (whom ye in scoffing and despite use to term and call our God.) And therefore from henceforth to put silence to your venomous tongues and to cause your impudency more appear to such whose eyes satan hath not blinded with like pride and malice as in you are more then evident: I will faithfully recite his words and sentences in this behalf written thus in his Christian institutions.1
WE are not ignorant, nether yet do ye dissemble, whom ye accuse, but how iustly you term our doctrine error, and vs careles, at this tyme I omit to speak becaus that after we shal, haue occasion more largely to comō with you in that mater. Onely at this present I demand of you with what conscience can you burden vs with the odious name of stoicall necessitie, which so often most impudently ye laye to our charge in this your moste vngodlie and confused worke: seing that no men do more abhorre that deuelishe opinion and prophane name then we do? It is easie to persuade you as I suppose that we dissent not from the iudgement of the reuerend seruant of Christ Iesus Iohn Caluin (whome ye in skoffing and dispite vse to terme and call our God.) And therefore from hencefurth to put silence to your venemous tongues and to cause your impudencie more appere to such whose eyes sathan hath not blinded with like pryde and malice as in you are more then euident: I will faithfully recyte his wordes and sentences in this behalf written thus in his Christian institutions.1