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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.
This Author grants Remigius to be a Patron of absolute reprobation: But these 1words of his, this Author saith, cannot stand with absolute Reprobation: Remigius undoubtedly thought they could; otherwise he must have renounced the Doctrine of absolute reprobation and the Patronage thereof, which yet he did not; as this Author acknowledgeth: Now is it enough for this Author, to say that these words cannot stand with absolute Reprobation and barely to say it, without proving ought? and truly I have found such to be the imperious carriage of this Author in manuscript, now I see it in print; But let us endeavour to clear Remigius, by proving the Contrary: ⟨p. 18⟩endeavour to clear Remigius, by proving the contrary. Therefore it is well known that the Term absolute stand's in opposition to Conditional. Now this distinction of will absolute and will Conditional Gerardus Vossius doth accommodate in respect of the things willed of God, and gives instance of God's will of saving, which he saith is conditional: forasmuch as God purposeth not to bestow salvation on any, but such as believe, faith being by God's ordinance the Condition of obtaining Salvation. In like sort Doctor Jackson in his book of Providence acknowledgeth the distinction of voluntas antecedens, and consequens is to be understood not on the part of God willing, but on the part of things willed: Now the things willed in the decree of Reprobation, are two, contrary to things willed in Election: For as in Election God doth will the conferring of grace, and the conferring of salvation; soe in Reprobation God doth will the denial of grace and inflicting of damnation: Now Remigius in the passages here produced, speaks altogether of God's will to inflict damnation, and he denies that God's will is to inflict damnation on any man absolutely, but only conditionally (to wit) in case of final perseverance in sin, and so say we with Remigius: But as touching God's will to deny grace, we utterly deny that God will have grace to be denied upon a condition, for nothing can be devised to be the condition thereof, but sin either original or actual. And if upon such a condition grace should be denied, it should be denied to all seeing before grace is given, all are found to be under sin actual or original, and consequently all should be Reprobates, even every mothers son. 2.
This Authour grants Remigius to be a Patron of absolute reprobation: But these