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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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for that is the will, and it is God that worketh in us both the will and the deed, in every kind of that which is truly good; and surely to have a will to repent is a good thing, if he want power, let him and us, pray for that out of that will and desire we have to repent, ut quod volumus implere valeamus, that what we desire to do we may be able to do, and we have no cause to fear that God will despise so gracious desires.
for that is the will, and it is God that worketh in us both the will and the deed, in every kind of that which is truly good; and surely to have a will to repent is a good thing, if he want power, let him and us, pray for that out of that will and desirewe have to repent, ut quod volumus implere valeamus, that what we desire to doe we may be able to doe, and we have no cause to feare that God will despise so gratious desires.
To these speeches let me add that of Remigius Arch-bishop of Lyons, who, to Rabanus Arch-bishop of 1Mentz, objecting that Saint Austin wrote a book called Hipognosticon against Pelagius and Coelestius, wherein he denied that Reprobates were properly praedestinati ad interitum, predestinate to destruction, answereth, that Saint Austin said not so (but some other man) as it is supposed to purge the Church of calumny, which some ill affected ones did cast upon it; namely that it taught that God by his predestination did impose upon men a necessity of perishing, and did withdraw the word (Predestination) from the point of Reprobates, and gave it only to the Elect, and so gave great occasion of further Error and mistake; In this speech of his, it is clearly implied that it was the constant Doctrine of the Church then, that Reprobates lye under no necessitating Decree of Perdition.
To these speeches let me adde that of Remigius Arch-bishop of Lyons, who, to Rabanus Arch-bishop of 1Mentz, objecting that Saint Austine wrote a booke called Hipognosticon against Pelagius and Coelestius, wherein he denied that Reprobates were properly praedestinati ad interitum, predestinate to destruction, answereth, that Saint Austine said not so (but some other man) as it is supposed to purge the Church of calumnie, which some ill affected ones did cast upon it; namely that it taught that God by his predestination did impose upon men a necessity of perishing, and did withdraw the word (Praedestination) from the point of Reprobates, and gave it only to the Elect, and so gave great occasion of further Errour and mistake; In this speech of his, it is clearely implyed that it was the constant Doctrine of the Church then, that Reprobates lye under no necessitating Decree of Perdition.