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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.
We answer that maliciously and devilishly ye wrest our words contrary to our mind.1 for always we make a most plain difference betwixt the will of God, and the will of the wicked, and betwixt the purpose counsel and end of God and betwixt the purpose and end of man. as in all this hole process before entreated the indifferent reader may well consider.
We answer that maliciously and deuilishly ye wrest our wordes contrarie to our mynd.1 for alwayes we make a most plaine difference betwext the will of God, and the will of the wicked, and betwext the purpose counsell and end of God and betwext the purpose and end of man. as in all this hole processe before intreated the indifferent reader may well consider.
- 1Answer to the reply of the adversary.Answer to the replie of the aduersarie.
If ye continue in your blindness and furiously cry: But ye affirm that without his will and against it, nothing is done, therefore that men think, that even when they sin, they obey gods will. I answer by the words of the same writer whom before I have alleged: Touching the works which we commit, the will of God is to be considered, as he him self hath declared it: for in vain hath he not given his law, by the which he hath discerned good from evil. As for example when he commandeth no man to be hurt, no man to be injured, but that equity and justice be indifferently kept to all, that no man steal, defraud his brother, that none commit adultery, fornication or filthiness, but that every man keep his own vessel in sanctification and honour. Here is the will of God evident and plain. What further pleaseth him, in these cases ought no man to inquire. for we know, that if we do these, and other things that be commanded, and do abstain from all things that be forbidden,