A64002:1551
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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The incest of Absalom defiling his fathers concubines in a shameless manner, came it not to pass 1by the will of God, whose word is this; Behold I will raise up evil against thee, out of thine own house, & I will take thy wives before thine eyes, & give them unto thy neighbour, & he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun? The defection of the ten tribes from the house of David, came it not to pass by the will of God, when God himself testifies that it was 2his work, & not his will only? Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel, I will rent the kingdom out of the hands of Solomon, & give ten tribes to thee, speaking to Jeroboam; here we have Gods will for it. And again the word of God came to Semaiah the man of God saying, speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon King of Judah, & unto all the house of Judah & Benjamin, & to the remnant of the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord, ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren, 3the children of Israel; return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. Here we have Gods word for it. Who can deny that the hardening of Pharaohs heart, that he should not let Israel go; the selling of Joseph into Egypt by the hands of his unnatural brethren came to pass by the will of God? I proceed to prove the same truth by evidence of reason. First because God permits sin to come to pass as all confess, though he could hinder it, if it pleased him, & that without all detriment to the free will of the creature why then doth he permit it? but because he would have it come to pass, & accordingly permission is reckoned up by School Divines amongst the sins of Gods will, like as also is Gods commandment. Now what God commandeth if it be done, it is said to come to pass by the will of God, albeit the things that God commandeth, seldom; the things he permits, always come to pass; according to the common tenet of Divines, even Vostius & Arminius not excepted. Again it is the common opinion of all, that therefore God permits sin, because he can and will work good of it, which plainly supposeth that sin shall come to pass if God permits it, & consequently it must needs be the will of God, it shall come to pass.
The incest of Absolom defiling his fathers cōcubines in a shameles manner, came it not to passe