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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.
Let men whose minds, the devil hath not inflamed in hatred and malice against God, against his simple trueth, and against the professors of the same, now judge whether that we affirm God to be author of sin, or if we give any just occasion that man should glory in wickedness, either yet that they shall burden God with the same. And I appeal to thy own conscience (thou unthankful unto men and open traitor to the verity, which once thou professed) whether that thou oftener then once hast heard with thine ears, and that in open audience of many: That if any should take boldness to sin in hope of mercy, that the cup, which they should drink, should be most bitter.
Let men whose myndes, the deuil hath not inflambed in hatred ād malice against God, against his simple trueth, and against the professors of the same, now iudge whether that we affirme God to be author of sinne, or if we giue any iust occasion that man should glorie in wickednes, either yet that they shall burden God wt the same. And I appele to thy own cōscience (thow vnthankfull vnto men and open traitor to the veritie, which once thow professed) whether that thow oftener then once hast heard with thine eares, and that in open audience of many: That if any should take boldnes to sinne in hope of mercie, that the cuppe, which they should drink, should be most bitter.
Now to that which ye affirm,1 and we most constantly deny. You affirm that if our sayings be true, that then are the works of God, full of cruelty, misery, damnation and destruction.
Now to that which ye affirme,1 and we most constātly denie. You affirme that if our sayinges be true, that then are the workes of God, full of crueltie, miserie, damnation and destruction.
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