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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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We deny that by the absolute decree maintained by us, hope and fear are taken away; and we prove it by an invincible argument. For undoubtedly the decree of Christs salvation, was absolute, yet did not this take away either hope or fear: for it is recorded of him, That for the hope that was set before him, he despised the shame, and also, that he was heard in that which he feared: though sinful fear, and slavish fear, was far from him, as far as hell from heaven. The object of Christian hope is not only a good thing possible to be had, but certainly to be had. For we read of [Greek or Hebrew]. Heb. 6. A full assurance of hope, were it of a thing uncertain, how indecent were it for the Apostle to compare it to an Anchor 1 John 3. 3. He that hath this hope purgeth himself as he is pure. Was this a wavering hope, grounded upon an uncertain apprehension? Mark the verse immediately preceding, and consider whether it doth not enforce the contrary. Now are we the sons of God, but yet it is not made manifest what we shall be: And we know (mark his assurance well) that when he shall be made manifest, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. The description of fear, is answerable to the description of hope. we were wont to define the one by the expectation, appropinquantis boni, the other by the expectation imminentis mali. Yet it is true the object of the one is such a good, as in its own nature is possible to be obtained, and of the other, is such an evil as is possible to be avoided. But like as eternal life is not attainable without faith and repentance; so neither is damnation avoidable, but by faith and repentance. And we willingly grant that both eternal life is attainable, and damnation avoidable by faith and repentance, yet undoubtedly the unpreventable nature of an evil, doth no way hinder a mans fear, unless he knows it to be unpreventable. Neither doth the knowledge of the unpreventable nature thereof hinder fear, but improveth it rather, in as much as in such a case, there is no place for any hope to qualify the fear. And this is farther apparent by the example of the Devils, of whom Saint James saith That they believe and tremble, surely they do not tremble the less, because their torment is unpreventable by the appointment of of God:
We deny that by the absolute decree maintained by us, hope and feare are taken away; and we prove it by an invincible argument. For undoubtedly the decree of Christs salvation, was absolute, yet did not this take away either hope or feare: for it is recorded of him, That for the hope that was set before him, he despised the shame, and also, that he was heard in that which he feared: though sinfull feare, and slavish feare, was farre from him, as farre as hell from heaven. The object of Christian hope is not only a good thing possible to be had, but certainly to be had. For we read of .