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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.
God grant us greater humility, more reverence and fear (which righteously is called the beginning of wisdom) then that so rashly and proudly we shall presume to damn that which we understand not. Lest that doing the contrary, that malediction pronounced by • saiah fall upon us, where he sayeth:1 Woe be to him that reasoneth with his maker, the vessel of clay with the potter. Doth the clay say to the potter, what makest thou? and thy work hath no hands, woe be to him that sayeth to his father, what shalt thou beget?
God graunt vs greater humilitie, more reuerence and fear (which righteously is called the beginning of wisdom) then that so rashly and proudly we shall presume to damne that which we vnderstand not. Lest that doing the contrarie, that malediction pronoūced by • saiah fall vpō vs, where he saieth:1 Wo be to him that reasoneth with his maker, the vessel of claie with the potter. Doth the clay say to the potter, what makest thow? and thy work hath no handes, wo be to him that saieth to his father, what shalt thow beget?
This I thought expedient briefly to admonish the godly reader, before I did enter in to plane battle with the adversary. Beseeching further such as do not err in this article of set purpose and malice but rather of ignorance and simplicity, not to be offended, as though I did stomach against them, if at any time I shall handle the impudent writer or collector of this book (whose nature is better known unto me then unto many of them) according to his malicious frowardness: But now shortly to the matter. The proposition and conclusion of this writer are both one: to wit, God hath not rejected nor reproba•ed any man. His reasons and arguments (as the reader