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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.
No, we know that it is the power of God to salvation of all those y• believe, that the message of reconciliation is put in their mouths, that the word which they preach, hath such efficacy, & strength that it divideth asunder y• joints, & sinews, the bones from the marye, that the weapons of their warfare are not carnal,1 but are power in God to the beating down of all strong holds, by the which, the true messengers beat down all counsels, & all height which ⟨p. 372⟩is raised up against the knowledge of God, by the which also they lead into bondage all cogitations to obey Christ. we know further that they have vengeance in readiness against all inobedience.2 That fire passeth forth of their mouths which devoureth their enemies, that they have power to shut the heaven that rain descend not in the days of their prophecy. That gods power both in the one sort, and in the other, is contained with his word even preached, pronounced, and fore spoken by his messengers, do all examples in gods scriptures witness. At the prayer,3 and prophecy of Elijah was the heaven both shut, and opened: fire descended from heaven, & consumed those ungodly soldiers with their captains.
No, we know that it is the power of God to saluatiō of all those y• beleue, that the message of reconciliation is put in their mouthes, that the word wc they preach, hath such efficacie, & strength that it deuideth asunder y• ioyntes, & sinewes, ye bones frō the marye, that ye weapons of their warrefare are not carnall,1 but are power in God to the beating downe of all strōg holdes, by the which, the true messingers beat down all counselles, & all height which ⟨p. 372⟩