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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
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.
Quis porro tam impie desipiat ut dicat, Deum malas hominum voluntates quas voluerit, quando voluerit, ubi voluerit, in bonum non posse convertere? Sed cum facit pre misericordia facit: cum autem non facit per judicium non facit, quoniam cujus vult miseretur, & quem vult obdurat: Here misereri eujus vult, is voluntates hominum quas vult in bonum converter. See lib. 1. De grat. Christi, contra Pelag. & Caelest. cap. 46. He cites this saying out of Ambrose. Sed Deus quem dignatur vocat, & quem vult religiosum fecit. And thereupon breaks out into this exclamation. O sensum hominis Dei ex ipso fonte gratiae Dei haustum, videte si non Propheticum illud est, miserebor cujus misertus ero: & Apostolicum illud non volentis neque currentis sed miserentis Dei: quia ut dicit etiam nostrorum temporum homo ejus quem dignatur vocat, & quem vult religiosum facit. Here Misereri, Rom. 9. 18. is all one with Vocare, & Religiosum facere. And lib. 1. ad Simplician: cap. 2. Unde datur intelligi, quod infra utrumque posuit, ergo cujus vult miseretur, & quem vult indurat, ita sententiae superiori potest congruere, ut obduratio Dei sit nolle misereri, ut non ab illo irrogetur aliquid quo sit homo deterior, sed tantum quo sit melior non erogetur: quod si fit nulla distinctione meritorum, quis non erumpat in eam vocem quam sibi objecit Apostolus, dicis itaque mihi, quid adhuc conqueritur, nam voluntati ejus quis resistit: conqueritur enim Deus saepe de hominibus sicut per innumerabiles apparet scripturarum locos, quod nolint credere & recte vivere. So that the meliority of man, which God works sine meritorum distinction, doth by Austins judgement consist in recte vivendo & recte credendo, now here is the proper field of Scholastical combat betwixt us. Ecce Rhodus, ecce Saltus, let them try their strength to the uttermost, to prove that the reason why God regenerates one, and not another, why God bestows faith and repentance upon one, and not on another, is because man hath disposed himself by some good work performed by him, which another hath not: and when they have proved this, then will we truly confess, that Pelagianismus est vere Christianismus, not Semi-Pelagianismus only, as it was sometimes objected to Arminius. But proceed we to the particulars following, for by this Doctrine of Gods absolute decree in opposition to their conditional decree, this Author saith;
Quis porro tam impie desipiat ut dicat, Deum malas hominum voluntates quas voluerit, quando voluerit, ubi voluerit, in bonum non posse convertere? Sed cum facit pre misericordia facit: cum autem non facit per judicium non facit, quoniam cujus vult miseretur, & quem vult obdurat: Here misereri eujus vult, is voluntates hominum quas vult in bonum convertere. See lib. 1. De grat. Christi, contra Pelag. & Caelest. cap. 46. He cites this saying out of Ambrose. Sed Deus quem dignatur vocat, & quem vult religiosum fecit. And thereupon breakes out into this exclamation. O sensum hominis Dei ex ipso fonte gratiae Dei haustum, videte si non Propheticum illud est, miserebor cujus misertus ero: & Apostolicum illud non volentis neque currentis sed miserentis Dei: quia ut dicit etiam nostrorum temporum homo ejus quem dignatur vocat, & quem vult religiosum facit. Here Misereri,