A04920:421
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.
The same I might prove by the stout denial of Thomas (besides the defection of all the rest) who after that the glad tidings of Christs resurrection,1 was confirmed by the testimony of many, did obstinately say, except that I put my fingers in the holes, &c. I will not believe. Here ye see was no repentance of his former infidelity, but rather an augmentation, and increase of the same. And did it proceed from love, or from hatred, that Christ cometh unto him, and doth offer to satisfy his curiosity, in all things, willing him to be faithful and not to remain an infidel?
The same I might proue by the stowte denial of Thomas (besides the defection of all the rest) who after that the glad tydings of Christes resurrection,1 was confirmed by the testimonie of many, did obstinatly say, except that I put my fingers in the holes, &c. I wil not beleue. Here ye se was no repentance of his former infidelitie, but rather an augmentation, and increase of the same. And did it procede frome loue, or from hatered, that Christ cometh vnto him, and doth offer to satisfie his curiositie, in all thinges, willing him to be faithfull and not to remaine an infidele?
- 1God can not hate such as Christ prayeth for.God can not hate such as Christ praieth for.
Consider now how simply and plainly, we have opened our minds unto you, God grant you his holy Spirit rightly to understand, and charitably to interpret the things that be spoken, &c.
Consider now how simply and plainely, we haue opened our myndes vnto you, God grāt you his holie Spirit rightly to vnderstand, and charitably to interprete the thinges that be spoken, &c.