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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.
Then the Senate seeing them to be convict, of false doctrine, and errors, having nothing to allege for them selves, and confessing their naughtiness, they commanded them, that from thence forward they should abstain from the office of teaching, and that they should give place in all their temples, to those new teachers, which had disclosed their trumpery, and de•cate. Afterward by the consent of the senate, and the people, there was appointed to every one of the preachers a several temple, to preach in. The Papists were grieved therewith, but specially the canons of the Cathedral church, which for the most part, were gentile men borne: they when they saw that they could not remedy the matter, they departed in a fume, and went to the bishop of that City. And after that they had counselled with him, they determined to stop all the ways, & passages, that there should no victuals be carried to the town. Shortly after they had thus stopped the ways, the Bishop with the canons afore named, came to Telget, to counsel more fully of the matter, for that was • little town but a mile from the City. From thence the• sent a messenger with letters to the counsel in thes• words: That they should give over their enterprise and restore all things to their formare state: if not tha• they would take them from thence forth as enemies. The Bishop was a count, and called Francis valdock▪ and his predecessor was named Frederick, brother to the Arch bishop of Collen. This Bishop (ether because he could not have his health in those places, or that he smelled some what in the matter) departed thence a little before of his own accord, and being content with a private ⟨p. 421⟩life, he went into his own country. The people of Monster coun•eling upon this matter, kept the messenger. And upon Christmas even in the night, they went forth, to the number of 900, and coming upon them unawares they toke the town, and setting keepers at the gates (lest any should escape) they apprehended all. The bishop (as it happened) was gone from thence the day before. They brought all the captives into the City, amongest whom were the chief prelates, and divers of the nobility. Of these the Magistrates asked, what their intent was, and whither they were minded to hinder the preaching of the Gospel any more: They freely answered, that they would do their diligence, that the Gospel might flourish.