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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.
But some of their men (as I said before being slain, the residue all kindled with fury & desire of revenge, were more violent, and were slain to the number of 5000▪ straight way Francusiū was taken •y battle, and 300 in it, which were beheaded. Muncer fled into the town, and hid him self in a house not far from the gate. Into the which it happened that a certain gentle man entered, whose servant going up into the upper part of the house, of purpose to view the dwelling. ⟨p. 417⟩he found a certain man lying upon a bed, of whom he demanded, what he was, and, whether he were one of the rebels, which fled out of the tumult: That he denied, saying: That even then he was sick of an ague.1 It happened that besides the bed there lay a purse, which the other snatched up, hoping to get •ome pray in it. After he had opened it, he found therein a letter, wherein Albert Mansfeld admonished Muncer, to leave of his enterprise and not to stir the people to sedition. when he had read these letters, he asked if they were written to him, but when he denied it, he forced him so that he confessed him self to be Muncer, and entreated him. Then (being taken) he was brought to George the Duke of Saxon,2 and to the Landgrave, who asked him, why he had so deceived poor men. he answered, that he had done nothing but his duty: and that the Magistrates, who would not abide the doctrine of the Gospel, ought on that manner to be handled. But after that by the Princes he was put to silence, he cried out for very anguish. Then said George the Duke of Saxon unto him: Now art thou vexed Muncer, but think also in thy self, of the death of those miserable men, which (being wickedly deceived, by this thy craft) have this day perished. The he (with great laughter) answered, so would they. After he was brought to Helderung a town of Mansfeld, where he was strictly examined what he purposed to do, and who were of his conspiracy, he told them all. Then came the Princes of Mulhusium to Helderung, and beheaded some of the rebels, among whom Phipher (of whom I spake before) was one.3