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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.
The first proposition, God effectually worketh and bringeth to pass all things, according to the counsel of his own will.
The first proposition, God effectually worketh and bringeth to passe all thinges, according to the counsell of his own will.
This counsel doeth God execute in certain moments of time: nevertheless the counsel it self is eternal, and passeth before all things, not only in time (as it that is before all time) but also •n order. for otherwise the will of God should not be the principal and first rule of gods counsel, but rather the qualities of things foreseen, and foreknown, and moving God to take this counsel, or that, should prescribe a rule to •he will of God.
This counsell doeth God execute in certen momē tes of tyme: neuertheles the counsell it self is eternall, ād passeth before all thinges, not onely in tyme (as it that is before all tyme) but also •n ordre. for otherwies the will of God should not be the principall and first reule of gods counsell, but rather the qualities of things foresene, and foreknowen, and mouing God to take this counsell, or that, should prescribe a reule to •he will of God.
This counsel ma• not be separated from the will of God, oneles of necessity we spoil God of his God head.