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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.
He was about 50 years old, free from the violent passions of youth, and from the coldness of old age. Nothing came out of his mouth, that was light or foolishly spoken: or that might discover any doting in him; although he did daily discourse of grave and important matters with the Learned, and that some did propound unto him high questions especially in Divinity.
He was about 50 yeares old, free from the violent passions of youth, and from the coldnesse of old age. Nothing came out of his mouth, that was light or foolishly spoken: or that might discover any doting in him; although he did dayly discourse of grave and important matters with the Learned, and that some did propound unto him high questions especially in Divinity.
2. I will briefly relate same speeches they had with him. During his abode at Padua and I will not forget that he declared with a settled judgment, that he did see the eternal vengeance of God prepared against the sin, that he had committed: (This was the true cause of his despair, and not an ungrounded conceit of his reprobation; but the conscience of his sin cast him upon this, and made him conceive he was a Reprobate.) For that he did find in him self that those things which God had given to others to rejoice their spirits, all conspired against him in despite of his horrible forfeit: (I doubt the phrase here in the original was not well understood by the Translator;) For although, said he, that God for a great blessing had promised to many holy men a goodly issue, and a great number of children, in whose love and obedience they may repose their age; yet in the midst of his miseries, The hands and faces of his Children were as horrible unto him as the hangman's (and indeed for the good of his children he renounced Gods truth for mere temporal respects.) It cannot well be expressed what grief & vexation he seemed to receive when his children brought him meat, forcing him to eat, and threatening him when he refused it. He confessed his children did their duties, and yet he took it in ill part, saying, that he did not acknowledge God any more for his father, but did fear him as his adversary armed with judgment. For he had been three weeks in this apprehension, when he spake these things, without eating or drinking, but what they forced him unto, the which he received with great difficulty, resisting with all his power, and spitting out that which they forced him to take. Some of the Assistants were of opinion to make him afraid, to make him the more apt to receive food, first for the soul, then for the body; asking him if he did not fear greater and sharper torments after this life then those he then felt. He confessed that he expected far more sharp, and had already horror of them: yet he desired nothing more then to be cast headlong in to them, that he might not fear other more grievous torments. They asked him again if he thought his sin so foul as it could not be pardoned through the bounty and infinite mercy of God?