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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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1. Little proportion will serve turn; it is enough for us that they are all God's creatures; and surely there is less proportion between the Creator and the creature, then between one creature and another. Yet sure I am, every creature that hath life is more noble then a creature without life, such as a Potters vessel is; yet look what power the Potter hath over his vessel; the Apostle tells us that God hath the same power over his creature man. Secondly, the Author was sensible of the weakness of this bowstring, and seeing it would 1not hold, therefore he relies upon another, and that's his own deforming and disfiguring our argument, drawing it from the comparison of man's power over his fellow creatures, with God's power over us; to conclude therehence that God the Creator hath as great power over his creature; as man by God's grant hath power over his fellow creatures. From this due course of comparison which we propose, this Author draws us to a wild comparison of the power of God over beasts, with the power of God over man; which is not ours, but an immodest and unshamefast fiction of this Author; and that grounded upon immodest foundations as before hath been showed. Thirdly, yet why not so great a difference between God and man, as between God and beasts? Is not the distance infinite? Is it possible to be less, seeing man is but finite, and God infinite? For still the perfection of man is but in the way of perfection create. But God's perfection is of a transcendent nature it being uncreate: which when School-men have considered, they have affirmed that the perfection of creatures is to be measured not by approximation to God who is, ens primum, the first being, but by their remotion rather à non esse, from not being; As I remember to have read long ago in Paulus Venetus, and which then seemed to me most congruous, neither to this day do I see any just cause to oppose it. 2. I come to the second answer; And here I find this discourse to breath the spirit of Arminius, as truly as if it were spit out of his own mouth. Now Arminius on this point I have answered at large, as this Author well knows: he is content to pass that by, and keep himself still like a Sow in beans, without raising any noise of solving ought hath been 2delivered in proof hereof.
1. Little proportion will serve turne; it is enough for us that they are all God's creatures; and surely there is lesse proportion between the Creatour and the creature, then between one creature and another. Yet sure I am, every creature that hath life is more noble then a creature without life, such as a Potters vessell is; yet look what power the Potter hath over his vessell; the Apostle tells us that God hath the same power over his creature man. Secondly, the Authour was sensible of the weaknes of this bowstring, and seeing it would