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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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Horde on to the Remonstranticall Tenet, nothing doubting, but in the end to take him of from entertaining so good an opinion of our doctrine of Election, as if it were not any such comfortable condition; & teach him to magnify the comfortable condition of the adversaries doctrine, depending upon a threefold cord, which as the proverb faith, cannot easily be broken. 1. The universality of Gods love, 2. The universality of Christs redemption. 3. The universality of the Covenant of grace: Thus the comforts of the Remonstrants are multiplied ⟨p. 3⟩and advanced, which in the issue comes to this, that their condition is as comfortable as any reprobates condition throughout the world, whether Cain's or Ishmael's, or Esau's or Doeg's or Judah's, or the Grand Senior among the Turks, or the whole guard of his Janissaries: for God's love is towards all, Christ's redemption extends to all, and the Covenant of Grace belongs to all. And what comfortable creatures must these needs be, upon so various and comfortable considerations? And the whole Nation of the Arminians, are herein inferior to none of them all. And though they will not be so saucy as to promise unto themselves perseverance in the state of grace; yet they will be so bold as to promise both to themselves and to all their Proselytes perseverance in this estate of consolation, nothing inferior to any Reprobates consolation in the world. But the mischief is, that hence it follows, that the consolation of any of God's children, whether Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, or Solomon, Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, the blessed Virgin Mary, nor any other excepted, was never greater, then the consolation of the wickedest Christian that ever lived, whether profane or hypocritical, Provided he did believe these mysteries of Arminian godliness; namely that God's love is towards all, Christ dyed for the redemption of all, and lastly that the Covenant of Grace belongs to all; for these are the sweet and precious flowers of consolation that grow in the gardens and writings of these Divines; to the astonishment of the world, in considering the power and efficacy of Satan: and that, even in the Church of God, so many should be given up to so strange delusions. He doth not know what satisfaction that learned Gentleman his friend hath received by these reasons, nor I neither;
Horde on to the Remonstranticall Tenet, nothing doubting, but in the end to take him of from entertaining so good an opinion of our doctrine of Election, as if it were not any such comfortable condition; & teach him to magnifie the comfortable condition of the adversaries doctrine, depending upon a threefold cord, which as the proverb faith, cannot easily be broken. 1. The universalitie of Gods love, 2. The universalitie of Christs redemption. 3. The universalitie of the Covenant of grace: Thus the comforts of the Remonstrants are multiplied