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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
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and that the marriage of those which are not illuminated by the true faith, is polluted, and impure, and ought to be taken for adultery, and for nicatiō rather than marriage. Among other men Melanctō, Justus Jonas, & Urbanus Rhegius, withstood their doctrine, as it appeared by their plentiful, and excellent writings ⟨p. 432⟩Within few weeks after the new prophet, of whom w• spake before, blew a trumpet in all the streets and commanded that all the people should come in to the church yard of the great temple all harnessed: for the wicked were to be drive forth of the city. When they were come thither, they fond a supper prepared, and by commandment they sate down at the table to the number of 4000. After they had supped those that kept the watch about 1000. supped also. The king, and the Queen, with their household served, the supper being almost •nded, the king gave bread to every one, saying: Take, and eat, show forth the death of the Lord. And the Queen giving them the cup, said: Drink, and show forth the death of the Lord. This being done, the new prophet (of whom we spake before) went up into the pulpit, and asked of them all, whether they would obey the word of God or no. Whereunto when they had all said, yea, he said: The commandment of the father is, that there be sent forth 28. preachers which shall go into the four quarters of the world, and preach the doctrine that is published in this city. And then by order he named them, and the places, to which they should every one go, Six were sent to Osembirge: as many to warendorfe: eight to Sufat, as many to Cos•eld. The king, and the Queen supped afterward with the servitors, that had served at the table, and with them that were ordained to go forth. When supper was in doing, the king rose, saying, that he had a business to do, commanded him of the father, and by chance there was a soldier taken whom the king accused to be a traitor as Judas was, and with his own hand he stroke of his head. This done, he returned to supper, and told merely of his goodly act that he had done. After supper, those 28. preachers were sent forth a little before night.
ād that the mariage of those which are not illuminated by the true fayth, is polluted, and impure, ād oght to be takē for adulterie, and for nicatiō rather thē mariage. Amōg other mē Melanctō, Iustus Ionas, & Vrbanus Rhegius, withstode their doctrine, as it appered by their plētiful, and excellēt writings