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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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4. Lastly, observe the absurdity of this speech, Commendo vos Deo, cujus misericordia mihi negata est: Though he had no heart to commend himself to Gods mercy, yet he takes heart to commend others thereunto, as if God though he would show no mercy to him, yet for his sake, and his prayers, and commendation sake, he would show mercy unto others.
4. Lastly, observe the absurdity of this speech, Commendo vos Deo, cujus misericordia mihi negata est: Though he had no heart to commend himselfe to Gods mercy, yet he takes heart to commend others thereunto, as if God though he would shew no mercy to him, yet for his sake, and his prayers, and commendation sake, he would shew mercy unto others.
I find a story in Osiander of one Adamus Neuserus, delivered with a far better grace to discredit Calvins doctrine, not in point of Predestination, but as touching the person of Christ, in opposition to the Ubiquitary Chimera of the Lutherans, as Sir Edwin Sands calls it; and it is this, Neuserus Pastor Heilderbergensis ex Calvinista Arrianus, ex Arriano Mahumetanus, & Eques Turcici Imperatoris factus, & Constantinopoli circumcisus est, inque des peratione Turcica ad Inferos descendit. Ante mortem suam D. Stephano Gerlachio referens, qua occasione in Arrianismum & Turcismum incidisset, dixit, Qui vult cavere Arrianismum caveat Calvinismum. Yet Dietericus allegeth the former story of Hosuanus, only to requite Lampadius, who gave instance of the uncomfortable ends of certain Lutherans, as also to show that personal faults or unhappinesses, must not prejudice the truth of any cause, albeit it be maintained by them. I could in some part requite Georgius Major with a saying of Augustus the Elector of Saxony, concerning his Lutherans, which I find in Melchior Adamus in vita Penceri. This Pencer had been imprisoned by the Duke of Saxony, and in that state had continued many years, yet at length being set free by the mediation of the Prince of Anhalt. When the Duke found that he continued still in the same faith for which he was imprisoned, Laudo (quoth the Duke) Doctorem Pencerum, facit quod viro bono dignum est, perseverat in sua confessione firmiter & constanter. Ego quid credam, & in quo acquiescam incertus sum prorsus, quod Deus novit. De die enim in diem aliquid novi mei sacerdotes cudunt, & proferunt, & ex uno me error in alterum pelliciunt, atque implicant dubitationibus perpetuis.