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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.
We are sorry, that ye have no better opinion of us,1 then that our hole study should be to entice the people to sin. Not that we do much fear, that by your words, ye can persuade any, except your own faction▪ (and hardly those) to credit you in that behalf. for all praise be to God, our lives, doctrine, and correction of vice, do witness the contrary. but our greatest sorrow is, for your condemnation, which doubtless must ensue such wicked judgement, if hastily ye repent not.
We are sorie, that ye haue no better opinion of vs,1 then that our hole studie should be to entyse the people to sinne. Not that we do muche feare, that by your wordes, ye can persuade any, except your own faction▪ (and hardly those) to credit you in that behalf. for all praise be to God, our liues, doctryn, and correctiō of vice, do witnesse the contrarie. but our greatest sorow is, for your condemnation, which doubtles must ensue suche wicked iudgement, if hastely ye repent not.
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As the Sun is not to be blamed,1 albeit the carrion by the heat thereof, be more and more corrupted: so is not our doctrine, although that carnal men, thereof take carnal liberty. for that ye know did ensue the doctrine of S. Paul.
As the Sunne is not to be blamed,1 albeit the carion by the heate thereof, be more and more corrupted: so is not our doctrine, althogh that carnall men, thereof take carnal libertie. for that ye knowe did ensue the doctrine of S. Paule.