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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.
For he commandeth that no man shall deceive an other, and yet giveth he power to the devil to be a lying spirit in the mouths of the false prophets, and to them he giveth power to deceive Ahab. If ye list to lay contrariety to the charge of God, prepare your wings, and with Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon,1 say, we will pass up to the heavens, and shall establish our seats above the stars of God, we shall pass up upon the height of the clouds, and we shall be like to the most highest, yea if thus ye will call his secrete counsels to examination, and trial, ye must be ⟨p. 353⟩judges and superiors to him. Thus justly I might illude and scoff y or reasons, as vanities most unworthy to be answered. But yet having respect to the simple, I will gather your argument, and form it as strongly as your selves can, and I will answer so much of the same, as ye think nable to be answered, your argument is this.
For he commandeth that no man shall deceaue an other, and yet giueth he power to the deuill to be a lieng spiritte in the mouthes of the fals prophetes, and to them he giueth power to deceaue Achab. If ye list to lay contraritie to the charge of God, prepare your winges, and with Nabuchadnezer of Babylon,1 saye, we will passe vp to the heauens, and shall establish our seates aboue the sterres of God, we shall passe vp vpō the hight of the clowdes, and we shall be like to the most highest, yea if thus ye will call his secrete counsels to examination, and triall, ye must be ⟨p. 353⟩iudges and superiors to him. Thus iustly I might illude ād skoffe y or reasōs, as vanities most vnworthie to be answered. But yet hauīg respecte to the simple, I wil gather your argument, and forme it as strongly as your selues can, and I will answere so much of the same, as ye think nable to be answered, your argument is this.