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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.
Because I do perceive that greatly ye delight in your pregnant wits (I will not say foolish vanity)1 I will recite your hole words by the which ye would seem to prove contrariety in God, except that we would grant a difference betwixt gods will and his permission. I say sayeth the author of your book to us, that ye are the Prophets if the devil, which teach such filthy doctrine and ye say, be the Prophets of God. Now of necessity one of us lieth. for if ye be the Prophets of God I lie. And if ye be the Prophets of the devil ye lie. And if God will us to say the trueth he will not that we lie, for then he should will two contraries which is impossible, yet one of us lie, which must be by permission and suffering of God and not by his will. whereof it followeth that there is difference betwixt the suffering and the will of God.
Because I do perceaue that greatly ye delyte in your prignāt wittes (I will not say foolish vanitie)1 I will recicite your hole wordes by the which ye wold seme to proue contrarietie in God, except that we wold grante a difference betwext gods will and his permission. I say saieth the author of your book to vs, that ye are the Prophetes if the deuill, which teach such fil•hie doctrine and ye say, be the Prophetes of God. Now of necessitie one of vs lieth. for if ye be the Prophe•es of God I lie. And if ye be the Prophetes of the deuil ye lie. And if God will vs to say the trueth he will not that we lie, for then he should will two contraries which is impossible, yet one of vs lie, which must be by permission and suffering of God and not by his will. whereof it folowe•h that there is difference betwext the suffering and the will of God.
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