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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.
Those that be without lief, and those also that §12have lief, but lack reason can nether be said to do well nor evil, but those that use them as instruments may be said ether to do well or evil.
Those that be without lief, and those also that §12haue lief, but lack reason can nether be said to do well nor euil, but those that vse them as instrumentes may be said ether to do well or euil.
Those that have lief endued with reason are §13ether Angels or men. The angels be of two sorts, some good some bad. but as for men all by nature are evil: But by grace they are so separated, that some are utterly evil, some partly good: to wit, in so far as the Spirit of God hath sanctified them.
Those that haue lief endued with reason are §13ether Angelles or mē. The angelles be of two sortes, som good som bad. but as for men all by nature are euil: But by grace they are so seperated, that som are vtterly euil, som partly good: to witt, in so far as the Spirit of God hath sanctified them.
Such as in any action are moved by their own ⟨p. 179⟩§14inward motion, justly may be said to work, and therefore in that kind of instruments falleth the difference of good and of evil works, nether yet properly, in that respect may they be called instruments, but the causes efficient.