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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.
Thou sayest that amongest us there is respect of persons,1 That we prefer the wealthy, which if they be liberal, although they be drowned in many vices, yet we use to heal up their sores, &c.
Thou saiest yt amongest vs there is respect of persōs,1 That we preferre the welthie, which if they be liberal, althogh they be drowned in many vices, yet we vse to heale vp their sores, &c.
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I am assured that thy own conscience doeth convict thee of a malicious lie, in thus writing. for thou canst not be ignorant, what the city of Geneva hath of late years sustained, for rooting out those pestilent persons, who laboured to destroy the Lords vineyard planted in the same. And what was the cause that so they were conjured against the liberty of Christs Evangel. The hatred wilt thou and they say, which they did bear against strangers. I answer, but no more strangers were then in Geneva then were before, when the chief captains of that faction were most earnest professors of the Evangel (in mouth I mean). And in very deed, if they would have laboured, to have expelled the strangers, they had been enemies to their own commodity. for by the multitude of strangers, their common wealth doth flourish. and none did receive such benefit of strangers, as those that required Christs doctrine to be overthrown.
I am assured yt thy owne conscience doeth conuict thee of a malicious lie, in thus writing. for thou canst not be ignorant, what the citie of Geneua hathe of late yeres susteined, for rooting out those pestilent persons, who labored to destroy the Lords vineyard planted in the same. And what was ye cause yt so they were coniured against the libertie of Christes Euangil. The hatered wilt thou and they say, which they did beare against strangears. I answer, but no mostrangears were then in Geneua then were before, when ye chief captaines of that faction were most earnest professors of the Euangile (in mouth I meane). And in verie dede, if they wolde haue labored, to haue expelled the strangears, they had bene enemies to their owne comoditie. for by the multitude of strāgears, their comon welth doth florish. and none did receaue such benefite of strāgears, as those that required Christes doctrine to be ouerthrowen.