A04920:623
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.
You retain your old nature (and justly I might say the nature of the devil) most maliciously affirming us,1 to say that what so ever God permitteth he willeth it absolute••, and so that absolutely he willeth all wickd••ces. Which saying as ye be never able to prove upon us, so do we confess, it not only erroneous, but also so blasphemous, that who so ever dare pronounce or affirm the same, deserveth death. for we most constantly in word and writing affirm, ⟨p. 351⟩absolutely God willeth no iniquity. for all his works in so far as they proceed from his wisdom: and infinite goodness are holy and just, and therefore do we make God author of no sin, which only proceedeth from the fountains that be corrupted, that is, from the devil and from man, as in divers places, most evidently we have declared.
You retein your old nature (and iustly I might say the nature of the deuill) most maliciously affirming vs,1 to say that what so euer God permitteth he willeth it absolute••, and so that absolutely he willeth all wickd••ces. Which saying as ye be neuer able to proue vpon vs, so do we cōfesse, it not onely erroneous, but also so blasphemous, that who so euer dare pronounce or affirme the same, deserueth death. for we most constantly in word and writing affirme, ⟨p. 351⟩absolutley God willeth no iniquitie. for all his workes in so far as they procede frome his wisedom: ād infinite goodnes are holie and iust, and therfor do we make God author of no sinne, which onely procedeth frome the fountaines that be corrupted, that is, from the deuil and frome man, as in diuers places, most euidently we haue declared.
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