A04920:402
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.
Where ye ask if these be the sheep, which Christ sent forth in the midst of wolves. And if the sheep can per secute the wolves,1 and I demand for answer whether Moses was a sheep or a wolf, & whether that fearful slaughter executed upon idolaters without respect of persons was not as great a persecution, as the burning of Seruetus, and Joan of kent. To me it appeareth greater. for to them was granted no place of repentance, no admonition was given unto them, but with out further delay or question,2 was the brother commanded to kill the brother, yea the father not to spare the son. I think verily that if judgement should be referred unto you, that that then should Moses and the tribe of Levi be judged wolves, sent to devour innocent sheep. But because we know what God hath allowed, we the less fear the judgement of man. If ye claim any privilege b• the coming of the Lord Jesus, him self will answer that he is not come to break nor destroy the Law of his heavenly father.
Where ye aske if these be ye shepe, which Christ sent furth in the middes of wolues. And if the shepe can per secute the wolues,1 and I demand for answer whether Moses was a shepe or a wolf, & wether that fearefull slaughter executed vpon idolaters without respect of persons was not as great a persecution, as the burning of Seruetus, and Ioan of kent. To me it appereth greater. for to them was granted no place of repentance, no admonition was giuen vnto them, but with out further delay or question,2 was the brother commanded to kill the brother, yea the father not to spare the sonne. I think verely that if iudgement shoulde be referred vnto you, yt that then shoulde Moises and the tribe of Leui be iudged wolues, sent to d•uore innocent shepe. But because we knowe what God hath allowed, we ye les feare ye iudgemēt of man. If ye claime any priuiledge b• the cōming of the Lord Iesus, him self wil answer that he is not come to break nor destroy the Law of his heauēlie father.