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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.
Now, if I shall plainly prove the most part, yea all these (except, ye will say, he shed no mans blood) to have been in your great prophet Seruet •, yea yet to be in you all of the Anabaptisticall sort, have I not sufficiently proved both him, and you blasphemers?
Now, if I shal plainely proue the most parte, yea all these (except, ye will say, he shed no mans blood) to haue bene in your great prophete Seruet •, yea yet to be in you all of the Anabaptisticall sort, haue I not sufficiently proued both him, and you blasphemers?
Albeit I be more near of his, and your counsel, than any of you doeth know or suspect, yet will I not utter, at this present, all that I can, but will abide till such opportunity, as God shall offer unto me, to notify his, and your poison to the Church of God, that of the same, the godly may be ware.
Albeit I be more nere of his, and your counsel, thē any of you doeth knowe or suspect, yet wil I not vtter, at this present, all that I can, but wil abide till such oportunitie, as God shal offer vnto me, to notifie his, and your poison to the Church of God, that of the same, the godlie may be ware.
For this present, I say first, that Seruetus, whom you justify, did maintain, and by word and writing, dispersed, abroad wicked, and most devilish opinions of God, which might not only make his Godhead to be despised, but also called in doubt, and question. He judged those things nothing necessary to salvation, which Christ hath commanded and ordained. And last, that impugning the true religion,