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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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4. The fourth and last is, Whereby he decreed to save and damn certain particular persons. Now whereas our Divines generally, what way soever they took, had a care out of their Logic and Philosophy which they had by light of nature, to order the decrees divine, according to the common Rules of Art concerning intentions, as they are found to be either of some end, or of some means tending to an end, this seems to have been no part of Arminius his care. This order of his, I have ransacked in my Vindiciae. lib. 3. digress. 2. And if this Author think good, he may answer thereunto, and do his best to qualify the absurdities wherewith I charge that order of his.
4. The fourth and last is, Whereby he decreed to save and damne certain particular persons. Now whereas our Divines generally, what way soever they took, had a care out of their Logick and Philosophy which they had by light of nature, to order the decrees divine, according to the common Rules of Art concerning intentions, as they are found to be either of some end, or of some means tending to an end, this seems to have been no part of Arminius his care. This order of his, I have ransaked in my Vindiciae. lib. 3. digress. 2. And if this Author think good, he may answer thereunto, and doe his best to qualify the absurdities wherewith I charge that order of his.
But as touching the embracers of this first way, whose names he expresseth, he had need to prove it. For divers think otherwise of Calvin, and they represent their reasons for it, out of his own words such as these, De aeternâ Dei Praedestinatione. pag. 970. speaking of Pighius. Augustinum ridet (saith he) ejusque similes hoc est pios emnes, qui deum imaginantur postquam universalem Generis humani Ruinam in personâ Adae praesciverit, alios ad vitam, alios ad interitum destinasse, & pag. 710. Cùm de praedestinatione sermo habetur, inde exordiendum esse constantèr semper docui atquè hodiè doceo, jure in more relinqui omnes reprobos, qui in Adam mortui sunt atquè damnati.