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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
TWICE. Consideration.
TWISSE. Consideration.
This Section I may fitly divide into two parts. The first whereof is a pretty Comedy. The second a Tragedy. The first is practised by this Author in a dialogue, shaped by himself and accordingly accommodated to his own stage, as an Interlude of his own making. The Tragedy is related only of Francis Spira; and I willingly confess, It is the strangest that ever, I heard or read, of a man going on soberly to the utter undoing of himself both body and soul. But the relation of it is most hungrily performed by this Author as if his care were ⟨p. 266⟩only to serve his own turn, and then cares not what becomes of the main condition of the story, which indeed is most remarkable: I have but touched upon it in former passages, but here I shall insist upon it more at large; and the rather, because it is here proposed not more unfaithfully then impiously, to deface or out-face the precious truth of God concerning his absoluteness in making whom he will a vessel of wrath. But first I must dispatch my answer to the Antegredients of those two parts. And let it be remembered what formerly I have delivered, that still he confounds reprobation from grace, with reprobation from glory; as if we maintained the absoluteness of the one, as well as we do maintain the absoluteness of the other; which is most untrue. For albeit, we maintain that God hath decreed absolutely to bestow grace upon some, (which are Gods elect,) and absolutely to deny grace unto others, (whom we account Reprobates here upon,) not conditionally; for if grace were ordained to be bestowed conditionally, to wit, upon condition of some work performed by man; then should grace be bestowed according unto works, which in the phrase of the Ancients is all one, with saying, that grace is bestowed according unto merits. And this was condemned above 1200 years ago in the Synod of Palestine, & Pelagius driven to subscribe unto it, lest otherwise himself had bin excommunicated. But we, do not maintain that God hath ordained that damnation shall be absolutely inflicted on any but only conditionally, to wit, in case they dye in sin.