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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 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.
How oft that evil men hurt good men, the wicked men §25sin, and in the end they suffer just punishment: and yet by them, nevertheless doth God chasten, instruct and confirm his own: and by the manifest enemies of his Church doth God make glorious his Church.
How oft that euill men hurt good men, the wicked mē §25sinne, ād in the end they suffer iust punishement: and yet by them, neuertheles doth God chasten, instruct and confirme his own: and by the manifest ennemies of his Church doth God make glorious his Church.