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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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Now I pray, what is become of the harshness of this our Tenet as is pretended? And the truth is, the harshness lieth not here, though our Adversaries would fain draw it hither, but rather on the other part of reprobation, as it denotes Gods purpose for the denying of grace, to wit, the grace of Regeneration, the grace of faith and repentance: but on this part, they are not very forward to cry out upon our Tenet, as savouring of harshness, but themselves rather driven to such straits, as either to deny faith and repentance to be the gift of God (wherein the Remonstrants now a days, are come so far as clearly to profess, that Christ merited not faith and Regeneration for any; whence it followeth, that if God doth give faith and repentance unto any, yet it is not for Christs sake that he gives it,) Or being demanded how it comes to pass, that God gives it not to all, if his mere pleasure be not the cause of this difference, as namely in showing mercy unto some, when he hardens others, they are put upon this shift to say, that if they would believe, God would give them faith, if they would repent God would give them repentance▪ and one that I have had to deal with, on this very argument, spares not to profess that God doth work in man [Greek or Hebrew] Veil, credere, & resipiscere, modè Velit.
Now I pray, what is become of the harshnes of this our Tenent as is pretended? And the truth is, the harshnes lyeth not here, though our Adversaries would faine draw it hither, but rather on the other part of reprobation, as it denotes Gods purpose for the denying of grace, to wit, the grace of Regeneration, the grace of faith and repentance: but on this part, they are not very forward to cry out upon our Tenent, as savouring of harshnes, but themselves rather driven to such straites, as either to deny faith and repentaince to be the gift of God (wherein the Remonstrants now a daies, are come so far as cleerely to professe, that Christ merited not faith and Regeneration for any; whence it followeth, that if God doth give faith and repentance unto any, yet it is not for Christs sake that he gives it,) Or being demanded how it comes to passe, that God gives it not to all, if his meer pleasure be not the cause of this difference, as namely in shewing mercy unto some, when he hardens others, they are put upon this shift to say, that if they would believe, God would give them faith, if they would repent God would give them repentance▪ and one that I have had to deale with, on this very argument, spares not to professe that God doth work in man Velle, credere, & resipiscere, modè Velit.