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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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What difference is there in harshness between these doctrines, If ye do not believe, therefore ye do not believe, because God hath ordained you to destruction, and this, If ye do not believe, therefore ye do not believe because God hath not regenerated you: Let any man show how a door is open to slothfulness, more by the one, then by the other; especially considering the ground of all, is mans inability to believe, without this grace of God effectually preventing and working him unto faith. Now this doctrine is plainly taught, and that particularly of certain persons, to their faces: Joh 8.. He that is of God heareth Gods word, ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. The phrase, to be of God, I interpret here of regeneration, but both Austin of old, and our Divines of late, do interpret of election; and so it is precisely the same with the Preaching of reprobation in his true colours, as this Author interprets it, and passeth this censure upon it, as opening a door to liberty and profaneness; which may I confess well be occasionally to carnal men, or to men possest with prejudicate opinions, yet here it appears plainly, to be in effect the same with that which our Saviour himself Preached. But take this withal; as it may be an occasion of slothfulness, so it may be a means to humble men, and beat them out of the presumptuous conceit of their own sufficiency to hear Gods word, to believe, to repent, and the like; and thereby to prepare them to look up unto God, and to wait for him in his ordinances, if so be as the Angel came down to move the waters in the pool of Bethesda, to make them medicinable; so Gods spirit ⟨p. 239⟩may come down and make his word powerful to the regenerating of them, to the working of faith, and repentance in them. And I appeal to every sober mans judgement, whether to this end tended not the very like Doctrine and admonition proposed by Moses to the Children of Israel in the Wilderness. Deut. 29. 2, 3, 4. Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh and all his servants, and unto all his Land. The great temptations which thine eyes have seen those great miracles and wonders. Yet the Lord hath not given you a heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear unto this day.
What difference is there in harshnesse between these doctrines, If ye doe not believe, therefore ye doe not believe, because God hath ordained you to destruction, and this, If ye doe not believe, therefore ye doe not believe because God hath not regenerated you: Let any man shew how a doore is open to slothfulnesse, more by the one, then by the other; especially considering the ground of all, is mans inability to believe, without this grace of God effectually preventing and working him unto faith. Now this doctine is plainly taught, and that particularly of certain persons, to their faces: Ioh 8.. He that is of God heareth Gods word, ye therefore heare them not, because ye are not of God. The phrase, to be of God, I interpret here of regeneration, but both Austin of old, and our Divines of late, doe interpret of election; and so it is precisely the same with the Preaching of reprobation in his true colours, as this Author interprets it, and passeth this censure upon it, as opening a doore to liberty and profanenesse; which may I confesse well be occasionally to carnall men, or to men possest with prejudicate opinions, yet here it appears plainly, to be in effect the same with that which our Saviour himselfe Preached. But take this withall; as it may be an occasion of slothfulnesse, so it may be a meanes to humble men, and beat them out of the presumptuous conceit of their own sufficiency to heare Gods word, to believe, to repent, and the like; and thereby to prepare them to look up unto God, and to waite for him in his ordinances, if so be as the Angell came downe to move the waters in the poole of Bethesda, to make them medicinable; so Gods spirit