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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. IV.
Secondly, it leaves a Minister weak grounds only, and insufficient to quiet the tempted, and therefore it makes him unable to comfort. His grounds that are left him are insufficient, because they cannot convince, and make it evident to the understanding of the tempted, that he is not that which he fears (i. e.) a Reprobate: out of temptation probabilities will uphold a mans hopes, (as they did Manoahs wife: Judg. 13. 22, 23. If the Lord would kill us he would not have received a burnt offering at our hands, nor showed us all these things;) because men are not so mistrustful then: but in temptation men are very suspicious and incredulous, like Jacob, who would not be persuaded that Joseph was alive, and a great man in Egypt, till he saw the Chariots that were sent to fetch him thither, Gen. 45. 25. And like Thomas, who would not believe that Christ was risen till he saw the print of the nails and spear. John 20. 25. They will not believe any thing that is said for their comfort, till it be made so apparent, that they have nothing to say to the contrary. My self have known some, who in their temptations have often put their comforters to their proofs, to their protestations, nay to their oaths too, before they would believe their words of comfort. And in this temptation, men are so strongly possest with a fear of the greatest evil in the World, eternal rejection from God, that they will not easily, without manifest conviction, believe the contrary. But such grounds as these, a Minister that holds absolute reprobation hath not, he can say nothing that is able to make it appear infallibly, and unavoidably to the tempted, that he is no absolute reprobate.