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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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that is not to yield to the request made, both by not giving grace to rest satisfied, and by cooperating with him, to the affecting of security and his own good. And in like manner he hardened his heart to the affecting of victory, and the like. I have not heard that this my opposite hath been ever ready to censure Caietan for making God the Author of all this; yet no passage I am persuaded throughout all Calvin's works can be found comparable unto this. Yet was Caietan no Jesuit, he need not spare his censures.
that is not to yeild to the request made, both by not giving grace to rest satisfied, and by cooperating with him, to the affecting of security and his own good. And in like manner he hardned his heart to the affecting of victory, and the like. I have not heard that this my opposite hath been ever ready to censure Caietan for making God the Authour of all this; yet noe passage I am perswaded throughout all Calvin's works can be found comparable unto this. Yet was Caietan noe Jesuite, he need not spare his censures.
I come to the sum of that which he hath delivered in a whole leaf. The first whereof is this, that we teach, That God appointed many miserable men from all eternity to unavoidable torments Now that God appointed many from eternity to everlasting torments, this Author acknowledgeth as well as we. As for the avoidable condition of them, it is confessed on both sides, that they are avoidable only by breaking off their sins by repentance before their death; and by this we acknowledge them to be avoidable of all and every one, as well as they. But we say God doth not grant this grace to all. For he is not bound to give it to all, no nor to any; but he vouchsafeth this grace to whom he will, and he denieth it to whom he will, and this St. Paul hath taught us, where he saith, God hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth. The second is, that we teach, that God to bring about their intended ruin, decreed that they should without remedy live & die in a state of sin. To this I answer, that it is a most absurd conceit, to make the tormenting of any man God's end. We have learnt of King Solomon that, God made all things for himself; here is the end of his actions, the manifestation of his own glory And albeit, he made the very wicked also against the day of evil; yet the end thereof was, for himself, as formerly specified, that is for the manifestation of his just wrath, and that God hath power without any difference in the matter, to make some vessels of wrath, and some of mercy, as he thinks good. The Apostle plainly teacheth us, where he saith, Hath not the Potter power over the clay of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto