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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.
Ye accuse us, that we have no conscience,1 to deceive the people of God. for thus ye demand, why masters. (I know this phrase of old) have ye no conscience, thus to cause the people of God to sin, See ye not that ye be led with the same spirit, that Balaam was led with all, how he counselled, to give occasion of sin to the people of God, and so after that ye have taken all excuse, as ⟨p. 202⟩ye think from us, ye boldly pronounce your sentence that the blood of such as perish, shall be required of our hands.
Ye accuse vs, that we haue no conscience,1 to deceaue the people of God. for thus ye demand, why masters. (I know this phrase of olde) haue ye no cōscience, thus to cause the people of God to sinne, Se ye not that ye be led with the same spirit, that Balaam was led with all, how he counselled, to giue occasion of sinne to the people of God, and so aftre that ye haue taken all excuse, as ⟨p. 202⟩ye think from vs, ye boldely pronounce your sentence that the blood of such as perish, shalbe required of our handes.
- 1answer to the • accusation.
I hear the accusation very vehemently intended▪ but when I seek for the probation, of every part, I find none, but accusation followeth accusation. for still ye accuse us, that we are flatterers of sinners, that we take wicked men by the hand, that we heal them with this saying: there is none during this world, that can be known to be in the election, be he never so virtuous, nor any out of the election, be he never so unrighteous. after this manner (say you) do we heal them up, so that they need not to endeavour them selves to bring forth the fruits of lively faith.