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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.
Are ye able to prove, that we teach the people, not to convert from their sins, and wicked imaginations, to to the last hour of their departure? do we promise to all thieves and murderers the same grace and favour, that David, Peter, and this thief found? I trust thy own conscience knoweth the contrary.1 Permit or suffer we (be they never so hie) manifest offenders to live amongest us, after their own appetites? And yet ashamest thou not impudently thus to writ: But such lips such lettuce such disciples such masters for your chief Apollos be persecutors, on whom the blood of Seruetus crieth a vengeance, So doeth the blood of others mo, whom I could name. But forasmuch as God hath partly already revenged their blood and served some of their persecutors with the same measure where with they measured to others I will make no mention of them at this time.
Are ye able to proue, that we teache the people, not to conuert from their sinnes, and wicked imaginations, to to ye last houre of their departure? do we promise to all theues and murtherers the same grace and fauor, yt Dauid, Peter, and this thief founde? I trust thy own cōscience knoweth the contrarie.1 Permit or suffer we (be they neuer so hie) manifest offenders to liue amōgest vs, after their owne appetites? And yet ashamest thou not impudently thus to writ: But such lippes such letouse such disciples such masters for your chief Appollos be persecuters, on whom the blood of Seruetus crieth a vengeance, So doeth the blood of others mo, whome I could name. But for asmuch as God hath partely alredie reuenged their blood and serued some of their persecuters with the same measure where with they measured to others I wil make no mēcion of them at this time.
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Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ who so revealeth the things, that lie in secret, that hypocrites