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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 while this Author denies that faith and repentance are given according to the good pleasure of Gods will, which is to give them absolutely; he must be driven to confess, that they are given conditionally: and if a man will take any comfort therehence, he must be acquainted with the condition, which yet this Author, undertaking the office of consolation upon this ground, doth from the first to the last conceal, as if he feared to discover the shameful nakedness of his cause, which I have adventured to display, and whereof I desire the indifferent reader would judge. So that indeed this discourse is a new snare rather, to entangle a poor soul in sadness and heaviness inextricable, fowler-like, then any true office of consolation, where she may escape as a bird, out of the first snare of the Fowler, by breaking it and delivering her.
And while this Author denies that faith and repentance are given according to the good pleasure of Gods will, which is to give them absolutely; he must be driven to confesse, that they are given conditionally: and if a man will take any comfort therehence, he must be acquainted with the condition, which yet this Author, undertaking the office of consolation upon this ground, doth from the first to the last conceale, as if he feared to discover the shamefull nakednesse of his cause, which I have adventured to display, and whereof I desire the indifferent reader would judge. So that indeed this discourse is a new snare rather, to entangle a poore soule in sadnesse and heavinesse inextricable, fowler-like, then any true office of consolation, where she may escape as a bird, out of the first snare of the Fowler, by breaking it and delivering her.
Indeed these grounds of hope and comfort, a Minister cannot make use of, that holds absolute Reprobation. What sober man would expect he should: but such a one is never a whit the worse comforter for that; For as for these grounds, I have already discovered them, to be void of all truth, of all sobriety. For if men be not absolutely Reprobated from the grace of faith and of repentance, but conditionally, (For as for the denying of glory, or inflicting damnation, we utterly deny that God hath decreed ⟨p. 281⟩