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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 the heaven and earth (if men will not) yea let God and his holy Angels, in whose presence we walk, bear record and witness how unjustly and maliciously ye accuse us, that we provoke the people to a careless & libertine life. If ever it can be proved, by our doctrine, or writing, that we affirm, that there is no difference betwixt virtue and vice, that the one nether pleaseth God, nether yet the other doeth displease him, ⟨p. 194⟩let us without mercy die the death. But and if the hole scope of our doctrine tend to the contrary, yea if our lives & conversation (how so ever the devil doeth blind your eyes) be such, as they only may convict your blasphemy. And last, if the order of that city where this doctrine is taught, be such in punishment of iniquity, and that without respect of person, that the like justice hath never been executed against open often ders sithence the days of the Apostles, in any christian common wealth. Then can we not cease to desire that this your former blasphemy may be revenged upon your own heads.
Let the heauen and earth (if men wil not) yea let God and his holie Angelles, in whose presence we walke, beare recorde and witnes how vniustely and maciously ye accuse vs, that we prouoke the people to a careles & libertine life. If euer it can be proued, by our doctrine, or writing, that we affirme, that there is no difference betwext vertue and vice, that the one nether pleaseth God, nether yet the other doeth displease him, ⟨p. 194⟩let vs without mercie die the death. But and if the hole scope of oure doctrine tend to the cōtrarie, yea if our liues & conuersacion (how so euer the deuil doeth blynde your eyes) be such, as they onely may conuict your blasphemie. And last, if the order of that citie where this doctrine is taught, be such in punishment of iniquitie, and that without respect of persone, that the like iustice hath neuer bene executed against open offē ders sithence the daies of the Apostles, in any christian comen welth. Then can we not cease to desire that this your former blasphemie may be reuenged vpon your owne heades.