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The riches of Gods love unto the vessels of mercy, consistent with his absolute…The riches of Gods love unto the vessells of mercy, consistent with his absolute…
The riches of Gods love unto the vessels of mercy, consistent with his absolute hatred or reprobation of the vessels of wrath, or, An answer unto a book entitled, Gods love unto mankind ... in two books, the first being a refutation of the said book, as it was presented in manuscript by Mr Hord unto Sir Nath. Rich., the second being an examination of certain passages inserted into M. Hord's discourse (formerly answered) by an author that conceals his name, but was supposed to be Mr Mason ... / by ... William Twice ... ; whereunto are annexed two tractates of the same author in answer unto D.H. ... ; together with a vindication of D. Twice from the exceptions of Mr John Goodwin in his Redemption redeemed, by Henry Jeans ...The riches of Gods love unto the vessells of mercy, consistent with his absolute hatred or reprobation of the vessells of wrath, or, An answer unto a book entituled, Gods love unto mankind ... in two bookes, the first being a refutation of the said booke, as it was presented in manuscript by Mr Hord unto Sir Nath. Rich., the second being an examination of certain passages inserted into M. Hords discourse (formerly answered) by an author that conceales his name, but was supposed to be Mr Mason ... / by ... William Twisse ... ; whereunto are annexed two tractates of the same author in answer unto D.H. ... ; together with a vindication of D. Twisse from the exceptions of Mr John Goodwin in his Redemption redeemed, by Henry Jeanes ...
Oxford: printed by L.L. and H.H. for Tho. Robinson, 1653
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As for preservation and sustentation, 1I willingly confess that if Judas had perished before he had been admitted into Christs service, his damnation had been the more easy: and God electing him ad prodendum sanguinem (if I may be so bold as to speak in Austins language) did determine that his sin by Gods permission should be the more grievous, by occasion of his advancement into the number of Christs disciples. As for health, strength, beauty, wisdom, I see no reason why they should promote any mans damnation, but that a fool, or an ill-favoured, or a weak, or a sickly person, may be as great a sinner as the wise man, or beautiful, or strong, or healthy. How, because Christ died for the salvation of as many as do believe, which we all hold, or dyed to procure faith & regeneration for none (as the Arminians hold) any man is promoted to a greater measure of sin thereby, is a mystery to me. As touching the ministry of the word, Saint Peter speaks plainly of some, that it had been better for them they had never known the way of right ousnesse, than after they have known it, to depart from the holy Commandment given to them, he saith not this of all, & Austin professeth of some Reprobates, that by the Gospel they are called Ut proficiant ad exteriorem vitae emendationem quo mitius puniantur. As for the patience of God S. Paul professeth plainly, that some after the hardness of their hearts which cannot repent, despising the patience and long suffering of God, and therein his goodness leading them to repentance, do 2thereby treasure up wrath against the day of wrath, and Reprobation of the just judgement of God. And I should think that even this God intended should come to pass by his permission, otherwise he would have given them repentance, or shortened their days, for give me leave to say with Austin, Quantamlibet prebuerit patientiam, nisi Deus dederit, quis agat paenitentiam. Contra Julian. Pelag. l. 5. c. 4. As for knowledge, that doth clearly take away excuse, grounded upon pretence of ignorance, and like as our Saviour said to his Disciples Joh. 13. If you know these things happy are ye if you do them: So likewise the more men know good things, the more unhappy are they, if they do them not:
As for preservation and sustentation, 1