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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 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.
For when the wicked man sinneth, ether against him self §24ether against any wicked person, God without any sin, doth, and bringeth to pass, that the wicked man shall take vengeance upon him self, or that evil men shall take vengeance upon other wicked men, who have deserved punishment. And this one and other work of God is most just, and by such examples of his judgements, God erecteth and comforteth his afflicted.
For whē the wicked man sinneth, ether against him self §24ether against any wicked person, God without any sinne, doth, ād bringeth to passe, that the wicked man shall take vengeance vpon him self, or that euill men shall take vē geance vpon other wicked men, who haue deserued punishement. And this one and other work of God is most iust, and by such exemples of his iudgementes, God erecteth and comforteth his afflicted.