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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.
And therefore they grudge, they murmur, and they envy the liberality of their father & his mercy showed to the son, that before appeared l•st. To whom this might be applied, besides ⟨p. 363⟩the Jews, and the Gentiles, ye are not ignorant. The other similitude doth teach us, that many in mouth say Lord, Lord, I go, I go, whose heart did never feel what is the reverence, and true obedience due to gods Majesty.
And therfor they grudge, they murmurre, ād they enuie the liberalitie of their father & his mercy shewed to the sonne, yt before appered l•st. To whom this might be applied, besides ⟨p. 363⟩the Iewes, and the Gentiles, ye are not ignorant. The other similitude doth teach vs, that many in mouth say Lord, Lord, I go, I go, whose heart did neuer fele what is the reuerence, and true obedience due to gods Maiestie.
We confess no less then Jeremiah doth write:1 for we say, that God nether commanded such abominations, as his people committed, nether yet that ever they did enter in to his heart, that is they did never delight, nor please him nether yet did he ever will them for the actions them selves. But when you shall be able to prove that it did not appertain to his just judgements to punish those idolaters with such blindness, that they became more cruel then brute beasts: then shall ye be more able to prove, that in no wise did God will that cruelty. God willed not those abominations for the murder committed and blood that was shed, for that he hated: & did punish: But he willed that a testimony should be left to the world in what blindness man falleth, when he declineth from God, and from his true honour, of which fearful example, you, and your sect ought to take heed.