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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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If this conceit would flesh them thus in their opinions and voluptuous courses, how freely and eagerly (may we think) would they pursue their carnal and sinful delights, if they could be but once persuaded, that, after all their pleasure they should be in better case then if they had no being? Secondly, I oppose common consent. Where shall we pick out a man, but will say (if he speak from his heart) that he were better to vanish into a thousand nothings, then to be 1cast into hell. What is the reason why men are so afraid of hell, when they are touched to the quick with the conscience of their ungodly lives, and the expectation of eternal vengeance, that with Job they curse their birth day, and wish an hundred times over that they had never been, or might cease to be, that so they might not come into the place of torments, but because they judge a being there to be incomparably worse, then no being any where? And why are men who are sensible of hell fire so strongly curbed in the fear of feeling it, even from darling and beloved sins, but because they apprehend it to be the most terrible of terribles? Fear of being annihilated can never do that, which the fear of hell doth.
If this conceit would flesh them thus in their opinions and voluptuous courses, how freely and eagerly (may we thinke) would they pursue their carnall and sinfull delights, if they could be but once perswaded, that, after all their pleasure they should be in better case then if they had noe being? Secondly, I oppose common consent. Where shall wee pick out a man, but will say (if he speak from his heart) that he were better to vanish into a thousand nothings, then to be 1cast into hell. What is the reason why men are so afraid of hell, when they are touched to the quick with the conscience of their ungodly lives, and the expectation of eternall vengeance, that with Job they curse their birth day, and wish an hundred times over that they had never been, or might cease to be, that so they might not come into the place of torments, but because they judge a being there to be incomparably worse, then no being any where? And why are men who are sensible of hell fire so strongly curbed in the feare of feeling it, even from darling and beloved sinnes, but because they apprehend it to be the most terrible of terribles? Feare of being annihilated can never doe that, which the feare of hell doth.