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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.
Where of the words of Moses, of Hoseas, Jeremiah, and Paul,1 and of the fact of Jeroboam, ye go about to prove, that phrase in that sense, which ye adduce, to be common in scriptures. I, am in doubt whether that first I shall lament your blind ignorance, or abhor & detest your abominable lies, & horrible profanation of gods most holy word.
Where of the wordes of Moises, of Hoseas, Ieremie, and Paul,1 ād of the fact of Ieroboam, ye go about to proue, that phrase in that sense, wc ye adduce, to be common in scriptures. I, am in dowt whether that first I shall lamēt yor blynd ignorāce, or abhorre & detest yot abhominable lies, & horrible prophanatiō of gods most holie worde.
- 1Answer to the 5. & 6
It is impossible • t ignorance hath so blinded you all, that none of you can see the diversity betwixt tho semaner of speeches: God hath suffered the vessels of wrath ordained to destruction,1 & these, Pharaoh shall not hear you, that many wonders may be wrought, &c. Give not of thy seed to be offered to Moloch, &c. I will set my face against such ā man, & I will rout him out, from the midest of his people, because that he hath given of his seed to Moloch, that he might defile my Sanctuary, & profane my holy Name. And so forth of all the rest. for only the place of the Apostle after the english phrase and speech may be rightly translated,2 to condemnation, I appeal to thy conscience thou manifest corruptor of gods scriptures, if in all the places, by the alleged there be not this particle, Ut, which is a causal, and not the preposition, In, which is in the words of. S. Paul. And hath malice so bereft the of knowledge