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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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DISCOURSE. SECT. II.
IT leaves men in temptation: and this it doth two ways, First by making the tempted uncapable of true comfort. 2. By making Ministers unable to give true comfort. First it maketh the tempted uncapable of true comfort; like a Gorgons head, it doth so trouble their fancies, and amaze them, especially in their paroxysms and fits, that the strongest arguments of comfort, applied with as much art and cunning as can be, will not fasten upon them. With David they say in their fear, that all men are liars, namely, all such as come to comfort them in their temptation: And the reason is, because it is an opinion incompatible with any word of comfort, that can be ministered to the distressed soul in this temptation. Gods love to mankind, Christs death for all mankind, and the calling of poor sinners without exception to repentance or salvation, with all other grounds of consolation. the tempted will easily elude with the grounds of his opinion: which that we may the better see, let us imagine that we hear a Minister and a tempted soul, reasoning in this or the like manner.
IT leaves men in temptation: and this it doth two waies, First by making the tempted uncapable of true comfort. 2. By making Ministers unable to give true comfort. First it maketh the tempted uncapable of true comfort; like a Gorgons head, it doth so trouble their fancies, and amaze them, especially in their paroxysmes and fits, that the strongest arguments of comfort, applyed with as much art and cunning as can be, will not fasten upon them. With David they say in their feare, that all men are lyars, namely, all such as come to comfort them in their temptation: And the reason is, because it is an opinion incompatible with any word of comfort, that can be ministred to the distressed soule in this temptation. Gods love to mankind, Christs death for all mankind, and the calling of poore sinners without exception to repentance or salvation, with all other grounds of consolation. the tempted will easily elude with the grounds of his opinion: which that we may the better see, let us imagine that we heare a Minister and a tempted soule, reasoning in this or the like manner.