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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.
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 §23he permitteth and suffereth them to work, nether doth he only moderate the event or chance: but also he raiseth them up, he moveth, he directeth, and that which is most of all, he also createth, to the end that by them he shall work that, which he hath appointed. Which things God doth righteously and without any injustice.
And so he worketh by those instrumētes that not onely §23he permitteth and suffereth them to work, nether doth he onely moderate the euēt or chance: but also he raiseth them vp, he moueth, he directeth, and that which is most of all, he also createth, to the end that by them he shall work that, which he hath appointed. Which thinges God doth righteously and without any iniustice.