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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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Now since I have found such a Champion as Dr Whitaker for the maintenance of this Tenet, have I cause to fear the sharp censures of any professors in the Country? Were he alive, I presume he would be nothing scared with the imputation of making God, the Prime and Principal cause of mens everlasting ruin; he would I think require a little more learning in the Criminator, then to express himself so crudely. For without all question, God is the prime and principal cause, nay the sole cause of mans everlasting ruin in genere causae efficient is, though this excludes not a meritorious cause of his own damnation on the creatures part, as Dr Whitaker professeth in the words formerly alleging, acknowledged, Damnationem infligi propter Peccatum.
Now since I have found such a Champion as Dr Whitaker for the maintenance of this Tenent, have I cause to feare the sharp censures of any professors in the Country? Were he alive, I presume he would be nothing skarred with the imputation of making God, the Prime and Principall cause of mens everlasting ruine; he would I think require a little more learning in the Criminator, then to expresse himselfe so crudely. For without all question, God is the prime and principall cause, nay the sole cause of mans everlasting ruine in genere causae efficient is, though this excludes not a meritorious cause of his own damnation on the creatures part, as Dr Whitaker professeth in the words formerly alleadging, acknowledged, Damnationem infligi propter Peccatum.
And farther I am apt to conceive, and have undertaken to justify, and that to the view of the World, that albeit mankind not created, be the only object of predestination and reprobation, yet no mans reprobation is made by God, citra considerationem ⟨p. 14⟩Peccati, in as much as I hold that the decrees of creation, permission of sin, and of final perseverance therein, and lastly of damnation for sin, are not decrees subordinate, but coordinate and simultaneous, as being decrees concerning means tending to the same end, which is the manifestation of Gods glory, in the way of vindicative justice.