A04920:283
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.
God put•eth in execution the counsels of his §10will by second causes and mid instruments, not as bound unto them, as the Sto•kes did affirm but, freely and potently making, moving, and directing them, as it pleaseth his wisdom.
God put•eth in execution the counselles of his §10will by second causes and mid instrumentes, not as boūd vnto them, as the Sto•kes did affirme but, frely and potētly making, mouing, and directing them, as it pleaseth his wisdom.
Of those instruments there are two principal kinds.§11 The one hath lief and moving, the other be without lief, which ra•her be moved, by the force of others, then move them selves. There be two sorts of those that have lief, the one be endued with reason and judgement, the other be without reason and are only carried by the blind force of nature.
Of those instrumētes there are two principall kindes.§11 The one hath lief and mouing, the other be without lief, which ra•her be moued, by the force of others, then moue thē selues. There be two sortes of those that haue lief, the one be i•dued with reason and iudgement, the other be without reason and are onely caried by the blynd force of nature.