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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.
Of the first and second sort, both was Sennacherib, and proud Rabsases, who comparing God with the Idols of the Gentiles, did not only lightly esteem his godly power, but also so, far as in them was, studied to take out of the hearts of the Israelites, all right and perfect opinion of God. At whom the Prophet in the person of God, demandeth this question, whom hast thou blasphemed?
Of the first and second sort, both was Sennacherib, and proud Rabsases, who comparing God with the Idoles of the Gentiles, did not onely lightly esteme his godly power, but also so, far as in thē was, studied to take out of the heartes of the Israelites, all right and perfect opinion of God. At whom the Prophet in the person of God, demandeth this questiō, whom hast yu blasphemed?
Of the third sort were both Israel and Judah, declining to idolatry against Gods express commandment whom the Prophets so often do affirm to blaspheme the holy one of Israel. Because, sayeth Isaiah they have repudiated, the Law of the Lord of hosts, and the word of the holy one of Israel, contumeliously have they blasphemed. And Ezekiel, after that he hath most sharply rebuked the Israelites for their idolatry, he addeth: yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, though they had before grievously transgressed against me for ⟨p. 210⟩when I had brought them into the land, for the which • lifted up my hand to give it them, they saw every hie hill and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented their offering, &c.
Of the third sort were bothe Israél and Iuda, declining to idolatrie against Gods expresse commandmēt whom the Prophetes so often do affirme to blaspheme the holy one of Israel. Because, saieth Isaiah they haue repudiated, the Lawe of the Lord of hostes, and the worde of the holie one of Israel, contumeliously haue they blasphemed. And Ezechiel, after that he hath most sharply rebuked the Israelites for their idolatrie, he addeth: yet in this your fathers haue blasphemed me, thogh they had before grieuously transgressed against me for