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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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3. If Gods goodness incline him to communicate goodness unto the creature, as far as he can without wronging justice, then it inclines him to communicate holiness unto all to preserve all from sin, to bring all to faith and to repentance, and so to save all. For how could his justice be wronged in this?
3. If Gods goodnesse incline him to communicate goodnesse unto the creature, as farre as he can without wronging justice, then it inclines him to communicate holinesse unto all to preserve all from sinne, to bring all to faith and to repentance, and so to save all. For how could his justice be wronged in this?
4. When he saith, that God of himself cannot without any motive in the reasonable creature provide for it from everlasting the greatest of all miseries; observe what an hungry proposition this is; for will he say that God can provide for any creature the greatest misery save one, though not the greatest of all without any motive in the creature? But if he can so provide the greatest save one, why not the greatest of all? What colour of reason to put any difference in this! And if the greatest save two, why not the greatest save one? And so we may go on till we come to the least misery, thereby to convince the unreasonableness of this assertion. For in clear evidence of truth, reason cannot discover where to make a stand.
4. When he saith, tha God of himselfe cannot without any motive in the reasonable creature provide for it from everlasting the greatest of all miseries; observe what an hungry proposition this is; for will he say tht God can provide for any creature the greatest misery save one, though not the greatest of all without any motive in the creature? But if he can so provide the greatest save one, why not the greatest of all? What colour of reason to put any difference in this! And if the greatest save two, why not the greatest save one? And so we may goe on till we come to the least misery, thereby to convince the unreasonablenesse of this assertion. For in cleare evidence of truth, reason cannot discover where to make a stand.