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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.
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.
Now will I briefly go through these scriptures which ye abuse, and violently wrest against us not making so long discourse to amend your judgement, as I have done to fore. For if things already spoken shall not profit, I must confess my self destitute of counsel, for this time. The words of the prophet (where negligently ye name Zechariah for Malachi),1 nether serve your purpose, nether yet are verified in us. for we be not as the priests, who in those days permitted plain iniquity, and contempt of God, and of his statutes, universally to be done by the people, and yet they did not upon them selves to the same. Read the Prophet and convict us of those things if ye can.
Now will I briefly go throughe these scriptures which ye abuse, and violently wrest against vs not making so long discourse to amend your iudgemēt, as I haue done to fore. For if things alredie spoken shall not profit, I must confesse my self destitute of counsell, for this tyme. The wordes of the prophete (where necgligently ye name Zacharie for Malachie),1 nether serue your purpose, nether yet are verefied in vs. for we be not as the priestes, who in those daies permitted plaine iniquitie, and contempt of God, and of his statutes, vniuersaly to be done by the people, and yet they did not oppone them selues to the same. Read the Prophete and con•ict vs of those thinges if ye can.
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