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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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and such, as whereof I can give no tolerable construction. And is it fit that every extravagant passage that is found in any Writer of ours should be brought forth to charge our doctrine with? It were a fitter speech for a Papist who maintaining the absoluteness of Reprobation, doth withal maintain an apostasy from grace, which we do not, If Marlorate had any such opinion he sings therein to himself, & to his own Muses What Divine of ours maintains that God hath decreed to damn any man otherwaies then by way of punishment for sin continued in unto death without repentance? Had he spoken of Good works moral only, it is true any hypocrite is capable of them; and none taste deeper of Damnation then hypocrites. But as for the work of true faith & true repentance; it is the general profession of our Divines, that as faith and the spirit of repentance once given, never fail, so they shall infallibly bring a man unto everlasting life, and free him from condemnation. But any thing serves this Authors turn to vent his stomach: And I am persuaded, there is not one more of all our Divines that he can show to concur with Marlorat in this. And if there were is it fit their improvident & inconsiderate expressions should be cast in their teeth that avouch them not, but rather conceive them to be void of all sobriety? Brentius apud Marloratum in illud, Joh. 15. 2. Omnem palmitem in me non ferentem fructum tollet, &c. Caeterum haec sententia occurrit curiositati carnis quae solet argutè, magis quàm reverenter de praedestinatione disserere, & pro suo ingenio colligere nullum à Domino ad vitam aeternam electum posse damnari, etiamsi pessimè vivat. Nullum item à Domino ad ignem aeternum deputatum posse salvari etiamsi optimè vivat; see itaque veil pro suâ libidine vivere. Ut ut enim sollicite lahoret, non tamen posse decretum Dei infringere. Respondet hic Christus, Omnem palmitem, &c. qnod dicitur. Quid ad te de occultâ Dei praedestinatione? Hoc tu videris, ut tu in me maneas, & fructum feras, reliquae dispensationi & prudentiae Dei committenda sunt. Nam etiamsi videar is ad aeternam salutem praedestinatus, non tamen fructum feras, abjicieris in ignem tanquam infructuosus palms. He instances in Saul, then whom there was not a better man in Israel. That which is here cited out of Marlorat his Expositio Ecclesiastica, it is set down as in Calvin's Commentary:
and such, as whereof I can give no tolerable construction. And is it fit that every extravagant passage that is found in any Writer of ours should be brought forth to charge our doctrine with? It were a fitter speech for a Papist who maintaining the absolutenesse of Reprobation, doth withall maintaine an apostacy from grace, which we do not, If Marlorate had any such opiniō he sings therein to himself, & to his own Muses What Divine of ours maintains that God hath decreed to damne any man otherwaies then by way of punishment for sin continued in unto death without repentance? Had he spoken of Good works morall only, it is true any hypocrite is capable of them; and none taste deeper of Damnation then hypocrites. But as for the worke of true faith & true repentance; it is the generall profession of our Divines, that as faith and the spirit of repentance once given, never faile, so they shall infallibly bring a man unto everlasting life, and free him from condemnation. But any thing serves this Authors turn to vent his stomack: And I am perswaded, there is not one more of all our Divines that he can shew to concurre with Marlorat in this. And if there were is it fit their improvident & inconsiderate expressions should be cast in their teeth that avouch them not, but rather conceive them to be void of all sobriety? Brentius apud Marloratum in illud,