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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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So he procures their sins in due time by his Almighty hand, partly by withdrawing from them grace necessary for the avoiding 1of sin, and partly by moving and inclining them by his irresistible and secret working on their hearts; to sinful actions. Calvin saith, that men and Devils and Reprobate-men are not only held fast in God's fetters, so as they cannot do what they would, but are also urged and forced by God's bridle ad obsequia praestanda, to do as he would have them: & in the next chapter these are the words, that men have nothing in agitation, 2that they bring nothing to action, but what God by his secret direction hath ordered, is apparent by many clear testimonies. In that Section following he saith. And surely unless God did work inwardly in the minds of men, it would not be rightly said, that he takes away wisdom from the wise. In these two chapters 3that which he mainly driveth at, is to show that God doth not only behave himself privatively in procuring the sins of men, but doth also put forth powerful and positive acts, in the bringing of them to pass. And in the second book and fourth chapter after he had said, that God may be said to harden men by forsaking them, he putteth in another way by which God hardeneth them, & that he saith cometh a great deal 4nearer to the propriety of Scripture phrases, namely, by stirring up their wills. God doth not only harden men by leaving them unto themselves, but by appointing their counsels, ordering their deliberations, stirring up their wills, confirming their purposes by the Minister of his anger Satan. And this he proveth by the work of God on Sihon King of the Amorites▪ and then insinuateth the end too, why God thus hardens men in their 5wicked courses; which is that he might destroy them. Quia perditum Deus volebat, obstinatio cordis divina fuit ad ruinam preparatio; Because God intends his ruin he prepared him for sin by his induration. The sum of all these propositions is this; God who from all eternity appointed many miserable men to endless and unavoidable torments, decreed, for the bringing about of their intended ruin, that they should without remedy live and dye in a state of sin: