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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.
And for this double respect, a double work appeareth some times to be done: Insomuch that the one may be laudable, and the other wicked. As if the magistrate shall commit an offender worthy of death to the executor of justice. This work is praise worthy of all good men. But if the lictor inflamed rather with envy, avarice, or any other wicked affection, then looking to the commandment of the judge, shall kill the same offender, most certain it is, that before God he can not avoid the crime of murder.
And for this double respect, a double worke appereth som tymes to be done: In somuch that the one may be lawdable, and the other wicked. As if the magistrate shall committ an offender worthie of death to the executor of iustice. This worke is praise worthie of all good men. But if the lictor inflābed rather with enuie, auarice, or any other wicked affection, then looking to the commandemēt of the iudge, shall kill the same offender, most certen it is, that before God he can not auoid the cryme of murther.
Now let us apply these things to God, whose efficacy before we have proved to work in all things without exception, and so that by those things, which he hath made as by instruments, he executeth in time what so ever he hath decreed from eternity.
Now let us applie these thīges to God, whose efficacie before we haue proued to worke in all thinges without exceptiō, ād so that by those thīges, which he hath made as by instrumen•es, he executeth in tyme what so euer he hath decreed frome eternitie.
What so ever God worketh is good: seeing from him