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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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Poets tell us there was a time when Giants on earth set themselves to fight against God 1in heaven; & because the place of his habitation was out of their reach, they laid mountain upon mountain hill upon hill, Pelion upon Ossa, that so they might make their approaches unto him, & besiege him in his own fastness: this fable is a monument of the shipwreck of that truth among heathen-men, which the Lord had preserved unto his Church upon record in his holy word. For when after the great Deluge in the days of Noah, men began to be multiplied upon the face of the earth, they consulted how they might fortify themselves against the like inundation for the time to come; and thereupon encouraged themselves saying, Go to let us build us a City and a town, whose top may reach unto the ⟨p. 63⟩Heaven that we may get us a name, least we be scattered upon the whole earth. But how did the Lord deal with these presumptuous adventurers? The Poet's feign that Jupiter destroyed them with his thunderbolts; and as for one of them Typhoeus by name, a proud fellow, he laid him fast enough under the hill Aetna in Sicily, where he breaths out smoke & fire like the great Polan out of a Tobacco-pipe somewhat bigger then a good Caliver. But the Scripture tells us, how that for their saying, Go too, let us build. &c. the Lord answered them with a Come on, let us go down and there confound their language, that every one perceive not one another's speech. This Author herhaps is but a Pygmy for bodily presence, yet he may be a Giant for his wit, and found [Greek or Hebrew], to fight against God in a spiritual way in the opposing of his truth. As Gamaliel sometimes advised the high Priest with his counsel to take heed, lest they were found even fighters against God. It is true this Author no doubt persuades himself that he fights for God, in as much as he affects to free him from being the Author of sin. But let not the simple Reader be deluded with shows, but seriously consider whither all this do, which he makes about the point of Reprobation doth not clearly tend to the overthrowing of God's free grace in election: which is so much the more foul, because he doth it underhand; as conscious to himself of his own impotency to impugn it openly, or fearing the general opposition of our Church against him, & therefore he practiseth to undermine it.
Poets tell us there was a time when Giants on earth set themselves to fight against God