A04920:435
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.
ANSWER.
In dilating your argument by the which ye go about to prove that Christs precious death was superfluous and vain,1 if the elect did not fall from their election, this reason ye use.
In dilating your argument by the which ye go about to proue yt Christes preciouse death was surperfluouse and vaine,1 if the elect did not fall from their election, this reason ye vse.
- 1To the 1. & 2
Election was afore the world when there was no sin, and the promise of Christ was made sithence the world was created, because of sin for had not sin been we needed no new promise being already just and holy images of God. Now if the elect say you, did not fall out of the election by Adams transgression, then need they no redeemer, being already save by reason of the election in the which they were afore sin and remain still in the same. &c▪
Election was afore the world whē there was no sinne, and the promes of Christ was made sithence the world was created, becaus of sinne for had not sinne bene we ned•d no newe promes being alredie iust and holie mages of God. Now if the elect say you, did not fall out of the election by Adams transgression, then nede they no rdemer, being alredie saue by reason of the election in the which they were afore sinne and remaine still in the same. &c