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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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And this is so far from breeding sloth in us, or to drown us in carnal security in the Apostles judgement as that upon this very ground, as by a forcible inducement he exhorts us to work out our Salvation with fear and trembling, manifestly implying, that when men are of another opinion, as namely to think that the will and deed of any good thing is their own work, or if they do acknowledge it to be Gods work, yet if they do not acknowledge it to be wrought by God, according to his good pleasure, but according to some disposition whereby they dispose themselves thereunto; that is the high-way to make them carnally secure, and how but by a carnal confidence that they have power to turn to God when they list, to believe and repent when they will, and withal that their wills are as pliable to good as to evil, and so make it an easy matter at any time to turn to God. I appeal to the judgment of every sober conscience to judge between us which of our Doctrines most tends to the countenancing of carnal security, according to the Tenor of the Apostles exhortation in this place and that in coherence with the reason whereby he doth enforce it, theirs, or ours. But to proceed, they acknowledge Christ to have merited for them only a power to believe and repent and means to excite them hereunto, and concourse divine to the act of believing and repenting in case they will; we acknowledge not only all this, but over and above that Christ hath merited for us, the working of our wills effectually and predominantly hereunto, and that God makes us perfect to every good work, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ. Nay what will you say, if the Remonstrants 1now a days openly profess, that Christ merited not for any man faith and regeneration, and I commend them for their ingenuity, in dealing fairly and plainly confessing that which their opinion doth manifestly drive unto. Lastly we confess that God hath power as to show mercy on whom he will, and harden whom he will, so to make whom he will a vessel of mercy, and whom he will a vessel of wrath, this we clearly profess, namely, that God hath such power even over our selves, and our children and all those that are near and dear unto us, as over any others: But this these adversaries of ours now a days utterly deny;
And this is so farre from breeding sloth in us, or to drowne us in carnall security in the Apostles judgement as that upon this very ground, as by a forceable inducement he exhorts us to worke out our Salvation with feare and trembling, manifestly implying, that when men are of another opinion, as namely to thinke that the will and deed of any good thing is their owne worke, or if they doe acknowledge it to be Gods work, yet if they doe not acknowledge it to be wrought by God, according to his good pleasure, but according to some disposition whereby they dispose themselves thereunto; that is the high-way to make them carnally secure, and how but by a carnall confidence that they have power to turne to God when they list, to believe and repent when they will, and withall that their wills are as pliable to good as to evill, and so make it an easy mater at any time to turne to God. I appeale to the judgment of every sober conscience to judge betweene us which of our Doctrines most tends to the countenancing of carnall security, according to the Tenor of the Apostles exhortation in this place and that in coherence with the reason whereby he doth enforce it, theirs, or ours. But to proceed, they acknowledge Christ to have merited for them only a power to believe and repent and meanes to excite them hereunto, and concourse divine to the act of believing and repenting in case they will; we acknowledge not only all this, but over and above that Christ hath merited for us, the working of our wills effectually and predominantly hereunto, and that God makes us perfect to every good worke, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ. Nay what will you say, if the Remonstrants