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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.
Albeit that these ends & causes of gods long suffering, of the vessels of wrath, do not satisfy you, yet I doubt not but gods afflicted children will, and do take comfort of the same. you thus proceed in ⟨p. 179⟩your sophistical Sorites. If he be sorry (say you) then hath he no pleasure in their destruction. And that where in he hath no pleasure he willeth it not, and that which he willeth not, he doth not ordain it. wherefore seeing God suffereth them to fall with great patience, he hath not ordained them to fall.
Albeit that these endes & causes of gods long suffering, of the vesselles of wrath, do not satisfie you, yet I doubt not but gods afflicted childrē wil, and do take comfort of the same. you thus procede in ⟨p. 179⟩your sophisticall Sorites. If he be sorie (say you) then hath he no pleasure in their destruction. And that where in he hath no pleasure he willeth it not, and that which he willeth not, he doth not ordein it. wherefor seing God suffereth them to fall with greate pacience, he hath not ordeined them to fall.
Your foundation being false, your hole building falleth by the own weight.1 Before the proceed any further, ye must prove, that God did suffer in the vessels of wrath, that which he nether could nor might remedy, and therefore that he fell in grief and sorrow, that his power was no greater and his wisdom no perfecter. Woe be to your blasphemies, for they compel me to write, that which I gladly would not.
Your foundation being fals, your hole building falleth by ye own weight.1 Before ye procede any further, ye must proue, yt God did suffer in the vesselles of wrath, that which he nether could nor might remedie, and therefor that he fell in greif and sorow, that his power was no greater and his wisdom no perfiter. Wo be to your blasphemies, for they cōpell me to write, that which I gladly wold not.