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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.
By reason of this corrupted quality, the work which in the self is one, some manner of way is double, and may be divided: Insomuch that the one, that is the just work of God, directly fighteth and repugneth against the unjust work of man.
By reason of this corrupted qualitie, the work which in the self is one, som maner of way is double, and may be diuided: Insomuth that the one, that is the iust work of God, derectly fighteth and repugneth against the vniust work of man.
God nevertheless far other ways worketh by his good instruments, than he doth by his evil instruments. for besides that by his good instruments he worketh his work, the good instruments also do their work, by that strength and efficacy, which the Lord ministereth unto them. And God also worketh his work by them, and in them he worketh to will and to perform. but by the evil as by satan and wicked men, in so far as they are not regenerate as oft as God doth execute the just counsels and decrees of his eternal will, he declareth his own strength, and efficacy, in his work by them, which they do ether ignorantly, or else against their purpose. And yet in so far as they work, God worketh not in them, but he louseth the bridle to satan: to whom by his just judgement he giveth them over, to be moved and possessed forward to all iniquity, that they may be carried to perdition, even by the instigation of the devil and by their own proper will.
God neuertheles far other waies worketh by his good instrumētes, thē he doth by his euil instrumētes. for besides that by his good instrumētes he worketh his work, the good instrumentes also do their work, by that strength and efficacie, which the Lord ministereth vnto them. And God also worketh his work by them, and in them he worketh to will and to perfourme. but by the euil as by sathan and wicked mē, in so far as they are not regenerat as oft as God doth execute the iust counselles and decreis of his eternall will, he declareth his own strength, and efficacie, in his work by them, which they do ether ignorātly, orels against their purpose. And yet in so far as they worke, God worketh not in thē, but he louseth the bridle to sathan: to whom by his iust iudgement he giueth them ouer, to be moued and possessed forwarde to all iniquitie, that they may be caried to perdition, euen by the instigation of the deuil and by their own propre will.