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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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For albeit I have already particulated divers things wherein the seriousness of this Divine invitation doth consist, (neither do I find any end of this Divine invitation mentioned at all by these our Divines, whom from my heart I honour for their just desert;) yet to me it seems most clear, that Revelation doth so necessarily take away excuse, upon pretence of ignorance, and admonition, and invitation, as necessarily takes away excuse, upon pretence of not being admonished and invited, that if God did invite them to no other end than this, namely to take away these excuses, surely these excuses were clearly taken away, and consequently so far they should prove unexcusable: But I guess they take the denomination of inexcusable, not according to the signification formal as it signifies bereaved of excuse: but rather according to the signification material, connotated thereby which is faultiness, and in this sense I confess, it is ordinarily taken together with the condition of being without excuse, and thus & in this sense I willingly subscribe unto them, and therewithal show what I take to be their meaning, namely this, that if God, making show that if they believe he will accept them, and that they shall be Saved, did not indeed mean that he would in that case accept and save them, then there were no reason why they should be accounted faulty and condemned for their not believing. Thus in a desire exactly to conform my self to the judgement of these worthies of our Church, made choice of by our Sovereign to be sent in so Honourable an Embassage, to countenance that famous Synod of the most reformed Churches; I have made bold to interpret them, and to show my concurrence with them, although I have not consulted with any of them upon that point, which if I had; like enough I might have received better satisfaction: And I hope they will not disdain that without consulting them I have adventured thus to interpret them; and what do I know whether their judgement may not prove to be the very same, and that in deed they had no other meaning.
For albeit I have already particulated divers things werein the seriousnesse of this Divine invitation doth consist, (neither doe I find any end of this Divine invitation mentioned at all by these our Divines, whom from my heart I honour for their just desert;) yet to me it seemes most cleare, that Revelation doth so necessarily take away excuse, upon pretence of ignorance, and admonition, and invitation, as necessarily takes away excuse, upon pretence of not being admonished and invited, that if God did invite them to no other end than this, namely to take away these excuses, surely these excuses were clearly taken away, and consequently so farre they should prove unexcusable: But I guesse they take the denomination of inexcusable, not according to the signification formall as it signifyes bereaved of excuse: but rather according to the signification materiall, connotated thereby which is faultinesse, and in this sence I confesse, it is ordinarily taken togeither with the condition of being without excuse, and thus & in this sense I willingly subscribe unto them, and therewithall shew what I take to be their meaning, namely this, that if God, making shew that if they believe he will accept them, and that they shall be Saved, did not indeed meane that he would in that case accept and save them, then there were no reason why they should be accounted faulty and condemned for their not believing. Thus in a desire exactly to conforme my selfe to the judgement of these worthyes of our Church, made choyse of by our Soveraign to be sent in so Honourable an Embassage, to countenance that famous Synod of the most reformed Churches; I have made bold to interpret them, and to shew my concurrence with them, although I have not consulted with any of them upon that poynt, which if I had; like enough I might have received better satisfaction: And I hope they will not disdaine that without consulting them I have adventured thus to interpret them; and what doe I know whether their judgement may not prove to be the very same, and that in deed they had no other meaning.