A64002:1601
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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Nay which is most considerable, I presume this Author hath so much accurateness in School-learning, as not to deny that when the Devil tempts us, or wicked counsellors do tempt us to sin, God concurs with them in this act, and that in the kind of a cause efficient physical. For in him we live and move and have our being; what is 1it to have our being from him, but that he is the Author of it in the kind of a cause efficient? In the same sense do we live in him, and in the same sense do we move in him. It stands us upon as much to maintain this, as to maintain that God is our Creator. For unless all things do subsist in him neither were all things created by him. Now this is a great deal more then to persuade. For a weak man is able to persuade, but no creature is able to perform these parts which God doth in the act of every thing created by by him. So that hereby the Reader may evidently perceive, that the discourse is as far off as ever, from proving God by this Doctrine of ours to be the Author of sin, any more then he is constituted the Author of sin by the doctrine of this Interpolator. But I am content to examine the things he proposeth particularly and severely.
Nay which is most considerable, I presume this Authour hath so much accuratenes in School-learning, as not to deny that when the Devill tempts us, or wicked counsellours doe tempt us to sin, God concurres with them in this act, and that in the kind of a cause efficient physicall. For in him we live and move and have our being; what is 1it to have our being from him, but that he is the Authour of it in the kind of a cause efficient? In the same sense doe we live in him, and in the same sense doe we move in him. It stands us upon as much to maintaine this, as to maintaine that God is our Creatour. For unlesse all things doe subsist in him neither were all things created by him. Now this is a great deale more then to perswade. For a weake man is able to perswade, but noe creature is able to performe these parts which God doth in the act of every thing created by by him. So that hereby the Reader may evidently perceive, that the discourse is as farre off as ever, from proving God by this Doctrine of ours to be the Authour of sin, any more then he is constituted the Authour of sin by the doctrine of this Interpolator. But I am content to examine the things he proposeth particularly and severely.