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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.
What so ever God worketh is good: seeing from him ⟨p. 171⟩who is infinitely good, no evil thing can proceed: but he worketh a•l things, therefore all things be good, in so far as they are done by God. And that difference of good and evil hath only place in the instruments, and in those of whom we have spoken in the 14. proposition.
What so euer God worketh is good: seing from him ⟨p. 171⟩who is infinitlie good, no euil thing can procede: but he worketh a•l thinges, therefor all thinges be good, inso far as they ar done by God. And that difference of good and euil hath onely place in the instrumentes, ād in those of whom we haue spoken in the 14. proposition.
For if those instruments be good, and if their actions §21look to the revealed will of God, they do well, and God also doth well by them. wherefore that work is always good. as when the good angels execute that which God commandeth, and holy men do follow God calling them.
For if those instrumentes be good, and if their actions §21look to the reueled will of God, they do well, and God also doth well by thē. wherefor that work is alwaies good. as when the good angelles execute that which God cō mandeth, and holie men do follow God calling them.