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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.
Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ who so revealeth the things, that lie in secret, that hypocrites ⟨p. 206⟩at length, how soever they dissemble for a time are compelled to notify, & bewray them selves. Before to some it might have appeared, that the zeal of gods glory, the love of virtue, the hatred of vice, and the salvation of the people, whom by us, ye judged to be blinded and deceived, had carried you headlongs into such vehemency (as ye be men zealous & fervent) that no kind of accusation was thought by you sufficient, to make us odious, unto the people, lies against us imagined, were not only tolerable, but also laudable & holy, scriptures▪ by you willingly, and wittingly corrupted, did serve to defend gods justice, and his glory, with we by our doctrine oppugn & improve. But these your last words do bewray the matter, that in what soever faces you lift transform your selves, your grief will appear to proceed from another fountain,1 then from any of these which ye pretend, and I before have rehearsed.
Blessed be God the father of our Lord Iesus Christ who so reueleth the things, that lie in secret, that hypocrites ⟨p. 206⟩at length, how soeuer they dissemble for a time are compelled to notifie, & bewray them selues. Before to some it might haue appeared, that the zeale of gods glorie, the loue of vertue, the hatered of vice, and the saluation of the people, whom by vs, ye iudged to be blinded and deceiued, had caried you hedlonges into such vehemēcie (as ye be mē zelous & feruent) yt no kynd of accusation was thoght by you sufficēit, to make vs odious, vnto ye people, lies against vs imagined, were not onely tolerable, but also laudable & holie, scriptures▪ by you willingly, and wittingly corrupted, did serue to defend gods iustice, and his glorie, wt we by our doctrine oppugne & improue. But these your last wordes do bewrey the mater, that in what soeuer faces you lift trāsforme your selues, your grief wil appere to procede from another fountaine,1 then from any of these which ye pretende, and I before haue rehearsed.