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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.
Nec causa tacita est, cur ei Deus justo modo dixerit maledicere David, hoc est, 1Cor ejus malum in hoc peccatum miserit vel dimiserit ut videat (inquit) dominus humilitatem meam & retribuat mihi bona pro maledictio ejus in die isto. And hereupon concludes. Ecce quomodo probatur Deum uti cordibus etiam malorum ad laudem atque adjumentum bonorum. Sic usus est Juda tradente Christum. Sic usus est Judaeis crucifigentibus Christum, & quanta inde bona praestitit populis credituris? Qui & ipso utitur diabolo pessimo, sed optimè ad excercendam & probandam fidem & pietatem bonorum non sibi, quia omnia scit antequam fiant, sed nobis quibus erat necessarium, ut eo modo ageretur nobiscum.
Nec causa tacita est, cur ei Deus justo modo dixerit maledicere David, hoc est, 1Cor ejus malum in hoc peccatum miserit vel dimiserit ut videat (inquit) dominus humilitatem meam & retribuat mihi bona pro maledictio ejus in die isto. And hereupon concludes. Ecce quomodo probatur Deum uti cordibus etiam malorum ad laudem atque adjumentum bonorum. Sic usus est Iuda tradente Christum. Sic usus est Iudaeis crucifigentibus Christum, & quanta inde bona praestitit populis credituris? Qui & ipso utitur diabolo pessimo, sed optimè ad excercendam & probandam fidem & pietatem bonorum non sibi, quia omnia scit antequam fiant, sed nobis quibus erat necessarium, ut eo modo ageretur nobiscum.
- 1De Grat. & lib. arbit. cap. 20.
But let us proceed to provocations unto other sins, not in the way of exasperation, but in the way of allurements. Achan was a covetous person, at the sacking of Jericho, it was his hap to light among the spoil, upon a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight. Was not so fair a prey, a sore temptation to a covetous person? How was Demosthenes taken with a rich bowl that was showed him by Harpalus, but there was great danger in it, I confess, yet if desire of prey doth sometimes overrun the sent, may it not as well overcome the fear of danger, especially considering the opportunity of secrecy to convey it closely into his Tent and hide it there? I saw, saith he, and I coveted them and took them, and behold they lye hid in the earth in the midst of my Tent, and the silver under it. Now can it be denied, but that God by his providence brought him into this temptation, and consequently into this provocation, for to tempt is to provoke