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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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That all Reprobates are justly left in death, who are dead in Adam, and damned, and that they justly perish, who by nature are children of wrath. 2. Lubbertus shows Beza also to concur in the same. 3. Piscator in a small Treatise of the object of Predestination, annexed to his answer to Hemnigius of universal Grace, though he makes the Decree of making all men in Adam to different ends, and of permitting them to fall in Adam to precede the consideration of the Corrupt Mass, as it is evident they must, Yet the Decrees of Election and Reprobation he subordinates to the foresight of the corrupt Mass. 4. And as for Zanchy, let but his General definition of Predestination be considered, it will appear that he distinguisheth the particulars of the Decree of Predestination as Piscator doth.
That all Reprobates are justly left in death, who are dead in Adam, and damned, and that they justly perish, who by nature are children of wrath. 2. Lubbertus shewes Beza also to concurre in the same. 3. Piscator in a small Treatise of the object of Predestination, annexed to his answer to Hemnigius of universall Grace, though he makes the Decree of making all men in Adam to different ends, and of permitting them to fall in Adam to precede the consideration of the Corrupt Masse, as it is evident they must, Yet the Decrees of Election and Reprobation he subordinates to the foresight of the corrupt Masse. 4. And as for Zanchy, let but his Generall definitition of Predestination be considered, it will appeare that he distinguisheth the particulars of the Decree of Predestination as Piscator doth.
2. I come to the second opinion; and as for the great inconveniences which here is pretended, that the Authors thereof desire to decline. I have answered hereunto upon, the Treatise of M. Hord, and showed that not so much to decline inconveniences have some embraced this way, as rather because this way seems to be more familiar and plain, and chiefly because the formal Notions of the particulars of the Decrees of Election and Reprobation, the one in the General seeming to be a work of mercy, the other of Justice, seem to suppose a consideration of man in the state of misery. But supposing that some