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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For if the man such praises have, What then shall he that inspires the knave.
For if the man such prayses have, What then shall he that inspires the knave.
He commends the Author for perspicuity in writing and modesty, and he wisheth that whosoever undertakes to answer it fully will perform the like. For my part I cannot change my stile: but my desire is, I may discover their fopperies, as perspicuously as I can, and I hope nothing to fail in performance; like enough the Author of the preface as well as the Author of the discourse desires to be gently handled and that he calls modesty, yet when a man will have his horse to be well curried, it is not for want of love to his horse; but because the condition of his horse requires to be so dealt withal: I thank God, I never projected any immodest carriage; never could any adversary move me so far; But as an excellent football-player of our House, who would lay any man on his back handsomely without hurt (and he was a Bishop's Son) being desired to show any other how to do the like; answered with protestation that he never proceeded by any rules: but as he found his opposite, so he Coped with him. In like sort, as I find my adversary; so I deal with him for the present, as the Condition of his carriage to my seeming deserves, and if I handsomely lay his opinions on the ground without doing him any harm, methinks I should be rather loved then hated of my very enemies for this; As for the present my Opposite seems to have a care of my credit, for the gaining whereof he chalks me out a way, to wit: by writing perspicuously, and modestly, without voluminous vagaries about impertinent ⟨p. 4⟩things. This he delivers very gravely and demurely, which is in my judgment very ridiculous; and, if I do express it and answer it as it deserves, I think, I should carry my self decently in answering him according to his ridiculous condition, and telling him that he doth not well in showing such charity towards his adversary, which the world will be apt to interpret, as proceeding from a cowardly disposition. The Spaniards at the Fort of Brest, when Sr John Norris went forth in hunting of the hare, and his hounds pursued the hare into the very Fort, they took his hounds and hanged them up over the wall, not in spite of so renowned a General, but to represent their fearless condition, and that they looked for no favour at his hands.