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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 that Judas had free will to abstain from betraying his Master; After he had betrayed him, he had free power to abstain from destroying himself; so that as these sins of his for which he was damned were avoidable by him, in like manner his damnation for these sins was avoidable. And albeit God had determined that Judas by Divine permission should betray his Master, and destroy himself, according to to that of Austin, Judas electus est ad prodendum sanguinem Domini; Judas was ordained to betray his master. And that of the Apostles jointly. Of a truth against thy holy Son Jesus both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and people of Israel were gathered to do what thy hand, and thy counsel had before determined to be done. Acts: 4. 28. Yet herehence it follows only, that it was necessary (to wit, upon this supposition, namely, of the Divine ordinance.) that these things should come to pass, namely, both 1Judas his betraying of Christ, and Herod's mocking of him, and Pilates condemning him, and the peoples crying out away with him, together with their preferring of Barabbas a murderer before him, and the Soldiers crucifying him. But how came it to pass? Not necessarily, but contingently, that is in this Authors phrase evitably and avoidably, in as much as it was joined with an absolute possibility to come to pass otherwise; Nor with a possibility only but with a free power in the agents to have forborne all these contumelious carriages of theirs towards the son of God. For both Judas had free will to abstain from betraying him, and Herod with his Herodians could have abstained from their contumelious handling of him, and Pilate from condemning him, and the Priests and people from conspiring against him; and the Soldiers from crucifying him, only they had no power to abstain from all or any of these vile actions in an holy manner, as no man else hath power to abstain from any evil in a gracious manner, without grace: Yea without the Grace of regeneration which alone plants in us both faith in God, and a love of God to the very contempt of our selves, and no performance of any good or abstinence from any evil, is acceptable ⟨p. 65⟩with God unto eternal life, unless it proceed from this faith and this love. That which is here produced out of Marlorate is a strange speech, and such as I never read or heard from any before:
So that Iudas had free will to abstaine from betraying his Master; After he had betrayed him, he had free power to abstaine from destroying himselfe; so that as these sinnes of his for which he was damned were avoidable by him, in like manner his damnation for these sinnes was avoidable. And allbeit God had determined that Iudas by Divine permission should betray his Master, and destroy himselfe, according to to that of Austin, Iudas electus est ad prodendum sanguinem Domini; Iudas was ordained to betray his master. And that of the Apostles jointly. Of a truth against thy holy Son Iesus both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and people of Israell were gathered to doe what thy hand, and thy counsell had before determined to be done. Acts: 4. 28. Yet herehence it followes only, that it was necessary (to wit, upon this supposition, namely, of the Divine ordinance.) that these things should come to passe, namely, both