A04920:583
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 I say that they only obey God that knowing his will do study to obey the same. But contrary ways, who soever doth any thing, ignorant of gods will not knowing the will of God revealed, repugneth or doth contrary to the same (howsoever he serveth gods eternal purpose) doth nether obey God, nether can he be excusable before gods justice. And that because in his work & fact he looketh nothing to gods will, nether yet to the end and purpose which God respecteth. And hereof springeth and ariseth the difference betwixt the works of God, & the works of man, yea betwixt the works of the godly, and the works of the ungodly. God worketh all his works, to manifest his glory, his wisdom, his power, his mercy, goodness & justice. The godly moved by the holy Spirit, work their works to give obedience unto God, to support their brethren in their necessities at his commandment, and to punish vice according to his law. But the ungodly carried headlongs by their own lusts, and by the fury of satan, to whose power they are committed, work all their works to revenge them selves, to destroy such as they hate, and to promote their own enterprises without any respect had to God, to his will, ordinance or counsel.
And so I say yt they onely obey God that knowing his will do studie to obey the same. But contrary wyes, who soeuer doth any thing, ignorant of gods will not knowing the will of God reueled, repugneth or doth cōtrary to the same (howsoeuer he serueth gods eternall purpose) doth nether obey God, nether cā he be excusable before gods iustice. And that because in his work & fact he looketh nothing to gods will, nether yet to the end and purpose which God respecteth. And hereof springeth and artiseth the differēce betwext the workes of God, & the workes of mā, yea betwext the workes of the godlie, and the workes of the vngodlie. God worketh all his workes, to manifest his glorie, his wisedome, his power, his mercie, goodnes & iustice. The godlie moued by the holie Spirit, worke their workes to giue obediēce vnto God, to support their bretherē in their necessities at his cōmandemēt, and to punish vice according to his lawe. But the vngodly caried hedlonges by their own lustes, and by the fury of sathan, to whose power they are committed, work all their workes to reuenge them selues, to destroye such as they hate, and to promote their own entreprises without any respect had to God, to his will, ordinance or counsell.