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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sect: 2.
But this opinion doth so. For albeit the writers that have defended it (Piscator and a few more of the blunter 1sort excepted) have never said directly and in terminis, that God is the cause of sin; yet have they delivered these things; from which it must needs follow by necessary consequence that he is so. For they say. 1. That, as the decree of Reprobation is absolute, so it is inevitable. Those poor souls which lye under it must necessarily be damned. It is saith Marlorate a firm and stable truth, that the man 2whom God in his eternal counsel hath rejected, though he do all the works of the Saints, cannot possibly be saved. 2. That without sin this decree of Reprobation cannot be justly executed. God, saith Piscator, did 3create men for this very purpose, that they might indeed fall; for otherwise he could not have attained those his principal ends. He means the manifestation of his justice in the condemnation of Reprobates; and of his mercy in the salvation of the Elect. Maccovius also saith the same. If sin had not been, the manifestation of justice and mercy (which is as much as to say, as the damnation of Reprobates) had never been.4 3. That God decreed that Reprobates must unavoidably sin, and sin unto death, that his eternal ordinance might be executed, and they damned. We grant saith Zanchy, that Reprobates are held so fast under God's almighty decree, that they cannot but sin and perish; and a little after he saith, We doubt not