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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.
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.
Such as in any action are moued by their own ⟨p. 179⟩§14inward motion, iustly may be said to work, and therefor in that kynd of instrumentes falleth the differēce of good and of euill workes, nether yet properly, in that respect may they be called instrumentes, but the causes efficiēt.
An evil action I call that which hath not the revealed will of God for the assurance and end, and by the contrary, the work is good, when the worker looketh to obey gods express commandment.
An euill action I call that which hath not the reueled will of God for the assurance and ēd, and by the cōtrarie, the work is good, when the worker looketh to obey gods expresse commandement.
These same although they be causes, in so far as they work by their own proper motion, yet are they in an other respect called instruments, in so far as they are moved by an other. As when the hangman by the commandment of the magistrate killeth a man, or when by instigation of the devil, men hurt others, or when at the commandment of any, we do ether good or evil to any man.