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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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What if a great many be reprobated from grace, and shall never have any part in Christ? it doth not follow that this afflicted soul is any of them; what one is there of the children of God which was not sometimes dead in sin: and if pangs of childbirth go before the delivering of a child into the world of nature, why should it seem strange that pangs of childbirth are suffered before a man be brought forth in to the world of grace? And these fears and terrors wherewith this poor soul is perplexed, may be unto her as pangs of childbirth, to bring her forth into a new world. We say that by Gods Word we are to conceive that ye are elected upon our faith and repentance; Thus Paul concluded the election of the Thessalonians. 1 Thess. 1. 3, 4. And 2 Thess. 2. 13. Thus Melanchthon would have us seek it; but by the Arminian ⟨p. 282⟩doctrine it is in vain to seek after it, for as much as none can find it. We acknowledge that as our Saviour saith, Few are chosen, therefore we admonish every one, to strive to enter in at the straight gate. This was our Saviours exhortation, delivered by way of answer to a question made unto him by his Apostles, Whether there were but few that should be saved. We teach that Christ hath died for the people of God, for the elect of God, for his Church, for his body, not only to make satisfaction for sin, and to procure salvation for them, in case they believe, but to procure also the Holy Spirit for them to make them believe and repent, &c. And this is wrought by the word, which is the sword of the spirit. We take not the course he obtrudes upon us; We make no such distinctions for the consolation of the afflicted as he feigns: We deal plainly, and spare not to profess, that albeit salvation is open to all that believe, and that by the ordinance of God; yet that no man is able of himself to believe or repent, for as much as the Scripture testifies, that all are dead in sin in the state of nature, and led captive by the Devil to do his will; and that the very Law of God, doth strengthen sin, such being the course of mans corruption, that the more he is forbidden this or that, the more it provokes him to transgress, taking occasion by the law to work in mans heart all manner of concupiscence; this is our course, to beat down the pride of man, and beat out of him all conceit of ability to do any good, as of himself;