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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,
The properties of the God of the careless by necessity.1 Their gods wrath exceedeth all his works for he hath reprobate the most part of the world, afore the foundation of the world. be is slow unto mercy and ready to wr•the, for he will not be entreated to save any of them whom he bath reprobate afore, but of necessity do, what they can, they must be damned,§1 ne•ther is he omnip•tont, which may do, and leave undone▪ what pleaseth him, for he is bound •y •is •wn absolute ordinance and infallible foresight §2to do only all things as they be done, and because […] so pleased him to §3she we his power & strength he stirred up Pharaoh & many mo to do wickedly •e giveth wicked commandment, and evil thoughts to Shimei, and many other. And thereafter plagued them for their labour, only because they were wicked instruments to work his will for he made them naughty vessels […] commit all abomination, neither could they choose but work wickedly being •is vessels of wrath: he hath two wills, •ne contrary to an other, for he sayeth one thing and thinketh another. he is worse the the devil, for not only tempteth e to do evil, but compelleth by immutable fore ordinance and secret will without which, no thing can be doe. he is the prince of darkness, for from him com evil thoughts, which are darkness.