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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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Now let every sober man judge whether when God blinded the eyes of the one and hardened the harts of the other, it were not his will, that those foul things which were committed by them should come to pass by his permission. Then consider what the Apostles with one consent testify concerning those abominable 1acts committed against the holy son of God, namely that both Herod & Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles & people of Israel, were gathered together to do what Gods hand & his counsel had before determined to be done. This the Apostles deliver to the very face of God in their prayers & holy meditations. And let every Christian consider, whether it the Scripture had not made mention of this, & any one of us had used the like prayer & meditation, this Author & all that are of his spirit, would not have been ready to spit in our faces & cry us down for notorious blasphemers. Yet the Apostles endued with the spirit of God feared not to be found guilty of violating the Lords holiness in all this. Hence I proceeded to the passages of the Old Testament for the confirmation of the same truth. As namely that whereas the desolation of the holy Land begun by the Assyrians, finished by the Babylonians, could not cone to pass without many enormous sins. Who can deny, that it was Gods will that these things should come to pass, considering that Assur himself is acknowledged by God to be the rod of his wrath and the staff of his indignation, whom God would send against an hypocritical nation, & against the people of his wrath would he give him a charge to take the spoil, & to take the prey, & to tread them down like the mire in the streets? Hence I proceeded to show how that it is Gods usual course to punish sin with sin. Now when God exerciseth his judgments, shall not those things justly be said to come to pass by his will, which are punishments of foregoing sins? See the judgment of God denounced against Amaziah the Priest of Bethel. Thou sayest prophecy not against Israel, & drop not thy word against the house of Isaac. Therefore thus saith the Lord, Thy wife shall be an harlot in the Cities, 2& thy sons & thy daughters shall fall by the sword. And in like manner Solomon saith The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit, he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
Now let every sober man judge whether when God blinded the eyes of the one and hardned the harts of the other, it were not his will, that those foule things which were committed by them should come to passe by his permissiō. Then consider what the Apostles with one consent testifie concerning those abominable