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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.
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 he did most obstinatly maintein his diabolical erros, & did resist the plaine trueth to ye death. His erroneous opiniōs of God & of his eternal Godhead were these. Whosoeuer beleueth any triniti• ⟨p. 221⟩in the essence of God, hath not ye perfect God, but goddes imagined, and elusion of deuils.
- 1The blasphemous errors of Serve […].The blasphem•us •rrors of Serue 〈…〉.