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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.
The same answer will serve for the next, derived out of the same place in Prosper: As for the third of withdrawing strength of obedience; This indeed was objected unto Austin, as if in his opinion God did so; whereas I have showed also how Austin signifies that he had nothing to do with that, and therefore he leaves that quite out. And indeed Austin's is clear and express, that as many as God hath not predestinated, those he never bring's unto wholesome and spiritual repentance, whereby a man is reconciled unto God in Christ. Cont: Julian: Pelag: lib. 5. cap. 4. And consequently he never brings them to any true obedience. The whole sentence in Prosper hath no more moment then the former, and therefore admits the same answer.
The same answer will serve for the next, derived out of the same place in Prosper: As for the third of withdrawing strength of obedience; This indeed was objected unto Austine, as if in his opinion God did so; wheras I have shewed also how Austine signifies that he had nothing to doe with that, and therefore he leaves that quite out. And indeed Austin's is cleare and expresse, that as many as God hath not predestinated, those he never bring's unto wholsome and spirituall repentance, whereby a man is reconciled unto God in Christ. Cont: Iulian: Pelag: lib. 5. cap. 4. And consequently he never brings them to any true obedience. The whole sentence in Prosper hath no more moment then the former, and therefore admits the same answer.
A testimony or two I will borrow likewise from some person of note, and those Saint Austin's followers too, who lived about 400 years after Saint Austin's time. Remigius the great Patron of Gotteschalke the zealous 1preacher and publisher of absolute reprobation in those times, in his answer to that epistle, which we suppose to be the Epistle of Rabanus; saying, that God did make the nations of the world, and that he doth will that all men should be saved; he gives such an answer as cannot stand with absolute reprobation; This, saith he, is very true, because God layeth on no man a necessity of perishing, as he hath laid on none a necessity of sinning: And a little after he is plainer; Those whom God did fore know would live and dye in their wickednesses for reasons most just, should perish, as himself saith, Him that sinneth against me, even him will I blot out of my Book. In the Valentine Synod assembled in the favour of Gotteschalke, we may find these words; Therefore do the wicked perish, not because they could not, but would not be good, and by their own fault original or actual, also, remained in the Mass of perdition; And in the end of their 3. Cannon: they pronounced Anathema to those, that hold that men are so predestinated unto evil as they cannot be otherwise. That any should be (saith the Council) predestinated unto evil by the power of God; so as he cannot be otherwise, we do not only not believe, but also if there be any that will believe so great an evil, with all detestation we denounce them accursed; as the Council also did.