A04920:451
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.
If I should labour to the end of this your most confused work, to reduce every scripture by you wrested and abused to the true meaning and understanding of the holy Ghost as hitherto I have done in the most part of them, which ye have alleged, my travel should be great and the work should exceed a just measure. Therefore seeing that sufficiently, by the plain scriptures of God, I have confirmed the doctrine, which we teach, believe, and maintain: and by the same trueth of gods word I have confuted your error, from henceforth I intend, only to to•che the proposition, which ye maintain: and by confuting the same, briefly ether by scripture, or else by example to show in what sort ye wrongfully apply the scriptures, to maintain your error offering yet to satisfy, to my power, such as charitably shall ask of me, by word or writing further explanation of any scripture by you alleged, & by me at this time not fully resolved.
If I should labor to the end of this your most confused worke, to reduce euerie scripture by you wrested and abused to the true meaning and vnderstanding of the holie Gost as hitherto I haue done in the most parte of them, which ye haue alledged, my trauale should be great ād the work should excede a iust measure. Therefor seing that sufficiently, by the plaine scriptures of God, I haue confirmed the doctrin, which we teach, beleue, and maintein: ād by the same trueth of gods worde I haue confuted your error, from hencefurth I intēd, onely to to•che the proposition, which ye maintein: and by confuting the same, briefly ether by scripture, orels by exemple to shew in what sorte ye wrongfully apply the sc•iptures, to maintein your error offring yet to satisfie, to my power, such as charitably shall ask of me, by word or writing further explanation of any scripture by you alledged, & by me at this tyme not fully resolued.
The chief proposition which ye maintain to the end of this your book, is that the elect may fall from their election To the which I answer, that if ye understand, that those ⟨p. 239⟩