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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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for this nothing hinders their liberty of transgressing. And to serve God while we are not tempted to sin against him, is a poor commendation: If thou faint in the day of adversity thy strength is small, saith Solomon. Job. 1. 11. 1Stretch out now thine hand and touch all that he hath, and see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face; as much as to say, Let but Job be in this manner provoked, and see whether he will not blaspheme. What is the Lords answer? Lo, all that he hath is in thine hand, only upon himself shalt thou not stretch out thine hand. Hereupon Satan goes to his work. One messenger comes and brings tidings, saying, The Oxen were ploughing, and the Asses feeding in their places, and the Sabeans came violently and took them, yea, they have slain thy servants with the edge of the sword, and I only am escaped alone to tell thee: Upon the neck of him comes another, saying, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, & hath burnt up thy sheep and thy servants, and devoured them, and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Upon the back of him comes a third saying, The Chaldeans set out three bands, and fell upon the Camels and have taken them and slain thy servants with the edge of the sword, & I only am escaped alone to tell thee. After all these comes a fourth, saying, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house, and behold there came a great wind from beyond the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house which fell upon thy children & they are dead, and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Here are provocations enough, and can it be denied, but that God would have Job's uprightness thus to be tried? And hath not God power thus to try any other nothing so upright as Job (whatsoever be the consequents thereof) unto transgression, though it be even to the cursing of their King and their God? as Is. 8. 21. He that is afflicted and famished, shall go to and fro in it, and when he shall be hungry he shall even fret himself and curse his King and his gods and shall look upward: and Revelations 16. 21. There fell a great hail like talents out of heaven upon the men, and men blasphemed God because of the Plague of the hail, for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
for this nothing hinders their liberty of transgressing. And to serve God while we are not tempted to sin against him, is a poor commendation: If thou faint in the day of adversity thy strength is small, saith Solomon.