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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.
THE ADVERSARY.
THE ADVERSARIE.
The Apostle sayeth, God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctifying of the the spirit and through believing the trueth here we do learn that they which be chosen to salvation they be sanctified by the spirit and believe the trueth,1 and that such may fall it appeareth by tha• which is written in the Epistle to the Hebrews,2 how much more suppose you shall he be punished which treadeth under feet the Son of God, and §2counteth the blood of the testament, wherewith he was sanctified as an unholy th•ng and doth dishonour the spirit•of grace, also he exhorteth them▪ not t• cast away their confidence and not to withdraw them selves unto damnation, h• which withdraweth him self unto damnation was a fore in the state of salvation as he that withdraweth him self unto salvation was afore in the state of damnation. of this change §3speaketh Paul to the Ephesians: remember that ye being in times past without Christ being aliens and strangers from the testament of promise having no ho•e and being without God in this world. but now by the means of Christ Jesus y• which some time were far of, are made nigh by the blood of Christ. And again now therefore ye are no strangers and foreigners, but Citizens with the Saints of the household of God.