A04920:353
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.
Because I will omit no notable part of your book to overslip without some reasonable answer, I will follow your order, although it be confused. If you be able by plain scriptures, to prove a third sort of men, which nether be elect, nether yet reprobate, then shall we learn of you, other wise to divide. But if God by his first voice pronounced in this matter, made mention but of two seeds. and if Christ Jesus when he shall come shall set one army on the right hand, and an other upon the left hand, without mention made of any third sort of men, we can not repent, nor yet call back the trueth of our doctrine, albeit that ye in despite and fury cry.
Because I wil omit no notable part of your booke to ouerslippe without some reasonable answer, I wil folowe youre ordre, althogh it be confused. If you be able by plaine scriptures, to proue a thirde sort of mē, which nether be elect, nether yet reprobat, then shal we learne of you, other wise to deuide. But if God by his first voice pronounced in this mater, made menciō but of two sedes. and if Christ Iesus whē he shal come shall set one army on the right hand, and an other vpon the left hand, without mencion made of anie third sort of men, we can not repent, nor yet call back the trueth of our doctrine, albeit that ye in despite and furie cry.
what can the devil wish his members to teach more for the advancement of his kingdom then this? what can be invented more to provoke men to live a careless and libertine life, more then if they be persuaded that nether well doing availeth or pleaseth God, nor evil doing hindereth unto salvation. and so forth ye proceed in your first accusation.
what can the deuil wishe his membres to teach more for the aduancement of his kingdome then this? what can be inuented more to prouoke men to liue a careles and libertine life, more then if they be persuaded that nether wel doing auaileth or pleaseth God, nor euil doing hindreth vnto saluacion. and so forthe ye procede in youre first accusacion.