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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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Yet in sinning against 1him we are matter of his glory, which we are not, when we have no being at all. Matter of his glory I say, either in pardoning sin, or in punishing it, or both. But what sober man will justify such a saying, I had rather have no being at all then be troubled with the stone, or gout? Is not this the proper place for patience to have its perfect work. And if it be urged that this holds true only in evils tolerable, not in case they prove intolerable. I answer that surely the pain of stone or gout is not intolerable, not any in the judgment of Paul, whose profession was this I am able to do all things (his meaning is to suffer all things) by the power of Christ that enableth me: and when upon his prayer 2that the messenger of Satan might be removed from him, he received this answer from the Lord, My grace is sufficient for thee, and my power is made perfect in thy weakness, What is Paul's resolution hereupon, though in himself a very weak creature? I will gladly therefore rejoice in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecution, in anguish, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak then I am strong. Doth not this extend to the very torments of hell suffered by our Saviour for our sakes. Undoubtedly, if the glory of heaven possess the soul, though the pains of hell seize upon the body, such a one shall have more cause to rejoice then to complain. These courses of Tiberius I had cause to take notice of in mine answer to M. Hord. For, whereas he slandered our doctrine concerning the absoluteness of God's decrees, and conforming them to the cruel courses of Tiberius: whereupon I showed, that if such comparisons were not odious, but allowable, we might in like manner compare God's courses in punishing sin temporal with torment eternal, with courses of Tiberius here specified. And because nothing hath a greater show of cruelty in Tiberius then such courses of his as these. Hence they may with the same liberty conclude, that the divine Majesty is cruel (which is a horrible thing to utter) and unjust in punishing men everlasting in hell fire, for sins committed by them for a very short space in the course of their lives.
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