A04920:399
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.
To supersede the rest of your blasphemies I return to your book, because that after I purpose to speak of your holy conversation, and of the great perfection, that is found in you.1
To supersede the rest of your blasphemies I return to your booke, because that after I purpose to speake of your holie conuersation, and of the great perfection, yt is founde in you.1
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Ye accuse us that we have written books in a perpetual memory, of our cruelty, affirming it to be lawful to put to death such as dissent from us in religion. Notwith standing, that some of us were of an other mind before they came to authority▪ and further that we have given the sword in to the hands of bloody tyrants.
Ye accuse vs that we haue written bookes in a perpetuall memorie, of our crueltie, affirming it to be lawful to put to death such as dissent from vs in religion. Notwith standing, that some of vs were of an other mynd before they came to auctoritie▪ and further that we haue giuen the sworde in to the hādes of bloodie tyrannes.
True it is that books are written, both by you & by us. for your master Bellius affirmeth, that lawful it is not, to the civil magistrate, to use the sword against heretics. To whom that godly learned man Theodorus Beza hath answered. In which if you or your master think not your selves fully answered, ye may put pen to the paper, when you list, looking to receive answer with convenient expedition. John Calvin hath besides committed to writing, the examination of Seruetus, and the cause of his miserable death, which books albeit to you, they be a perpetual memory of cruelty, yet I have good hope, that to our posterity, they shall be profitable (as now to us, be the godly labours of those, that before us have foughten the same battle against the obstinate heretics) And further seeing both you, and we, must abide the sentence of one judge, we can not greatly fear the prejudice of your faction.