An Answer to a Great Number of Blasphemous Cavillations

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,¹ he did most obstinately maintain his diabolical errors, & did resist the plain trueth to the death. His erroneous opinions of God & of his eternal Godhead were these. Whosoever believeth any trinity ⟨p. 221⟩in the essence of God, hath not the perfect God, but gods imagined, and elusion of devils.

For this present, I say first, that Seruetus, whom you iustifie, did maintein, and by worde and writing, dispersed, abrode wicked, and most deuilishe opinions of God, which might not onely make his Godhead to be dispised, but also called in doubt, and question. He iudged those things nothing necessarie to saluation, wc Christ hathe commanded and ordeined. And last, that impugning the true religiō,¹