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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.
THE ADVERSARY.
THE ADVERSARIE.
An argument you make in that place of Genesis where Joseph sayeth unto his brethren,1 God sent me hither, for your lives sake, and thereafter, it was not you that sent me hither, but God which hath made me a father unto Pharaoh: of this do you gather, that the wicked deed which Josephs brethren did in selling him,2 was the Lords deed, and secret will: But for so much as the patriarchs here committed double sin, first, grieved their father, and secondly, they did commit the greatest kind of these, that is, to sell a mans child from him, which by the law ought to be punished §1by death. therefore may we see that this deed was not done by gods will for […] was contrary to this commandments, neither will he any wickedness. but according to his nature which is ever good, he turned their wicked deed to a good end, for his servants Abraham Isaac, and Jacobs sake• for he showeth mercy to the thousand generation of them that love him. this to be so, it is plainly proved by the latter chapter where Joseph §2sayeth unto his brethren, you thought▪ evil over me. but God ha•h turned it unto good, to do as it is come to pass this day. mark well what is here ascribed unto Josephs brethren and what unto God. They thought evil and God turned it to good. Then their minds and gods mind were not all one, wherefore it was not gods will that they should thus do wickedly, notwithstanding that this place of the last of Geneses is so manifest