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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.
Thus sayeth y• eternal, because thou hast let go out of thy hands a man, whom I appointed to die, thy soul (that is thy lief, shall be in the place of his life, and thy people in y• place of his people. Now to you justifiers of Seruetus. Seruetus was an abominable blasphemer against God,1 and you are justifiers of Seruetus. Therefore ye are blasphemers before God, like abominable as he was. The major I intend shortly to prove, so far as shall be sufficient at this time. The minor ye do not deny for some by apologies, some by books, and all by your tongues, do justify his cause, and the conclusion is infallibly gathered of the former words of the holy Ghost.
Thus saieth y• eternall, becaus thow hast let go oute of thy handes a man, whom I appointed to die, thy soule (that is thy lief, shalbe in the place of his life, and thy people in y• place of his people. Now to you iustifiers of Seruetus. Seruetus was an abominable blasphemer against God,1 and you are iustifiers of Seruetus. Therefor ye are blasphemers before God, like abominable as he was. The maior I intend shortly to proue, so far as shalbe sufficiēt at this tyme. The minor ye do not denie for some by appologies, som by bookes, and all by your tōgues, do iustifie his cause, and the conclusion is infallibly gathered of the former wordes of the holie Gost.
- 1An argument that proveth th• adversaries to be like blasphemers as was Seruetus.An argument that proueth th• aduersaries to be like blasphemers as was Seruetus.