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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.
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.
Evil instruments (evil I say) not by creation but by §22corruption, in so far as they work always, they do evil, and therefore justly do they incur the wrath of God. But in so far as God worketh by them, they ether by ignorance, or else against their purposes serve to the good work of God. But God him self, by what so ever instruments he worketh, worketh at all times well.
Euil instrumentes (euill I say) not by creation but by §22corruption, in so far as they work alwais, they do euill, and therefor iustly do they incurre the wrath of God. But in so far as God worketh by thē, they ether by ignorance, orels against their purposes serue to the good work of God. But God him self, by what so euer instrumentes he worketh, worketh at all tymes well.
And so he worketh by those instruments that not only