A04920:88
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.
I have proved the contrary by Christs plain words. For his mouth pronounced destruction against Jerusalem, and yet sendeth he the joyful tidings of his resurrection to his disciples with that most singular comfort that God remained unto them both God, and father: and even so doeth our Prophet Isaiah: for in the o•e place he speaketh to the obstinate contemners, but in the other place he speaketh to the afflicted children. Weigh I beseech you the scriptures of God with greater reverence. The words of Christ ye likewise falsify.1 for he speaketh not of any common love which he beareth to all men, but affirmeth,2 that our heavenly Father giveth good things, or as Lucas affirmeth, giveth the holy Ghost to such as ask of him. Ye must prove first, that all ask in faith, and according to his will (which be the peculiar prerogatives of the children of God) before that Christs words can serve for your general multitude, either yet that you shall thereof be able to prove that God loveth all men a like.
I haue proued the contrary by Christes plain wordes. For his mouth pronounced destruction against Ierusalem, and yet sendeth he the ioyfull tydings of his resurrection to his disciples with that most singuler cōfort that God remained vnto them both God, ād father: and euē so doeth our Prophet Isaiah: for in the o•e place he speaketh to the obstinate contemners, but in the other place he speaketh to the afflicted children. Wey I besech you the scriptures of God with greater reuerence. The wordes of Christ ye likewies falsifie.1 for he speaketh not of any common loue which he beareth to all mē, but affirmeth,2 that our heauēlie Father geueth good thinges, or as Lucas affirmeth, giueth the holie Gost to such as aske of him. Ye must proue first, that all aske in faith, and according to his will (which be the peculiar prerogatiues of the childrē of God) before that Christes wordes can serue for your generall multitude, either yet that you shall thereof be able to proue that God loueth all men a like.