A64002:1604
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.
If an underw-heel being out of his place, the upper wheel in a jack or clock will set him going in a wrong way, as well as all the rest in a right way; his motion is from the upper wheel, his irregular motion from himself. A good Scribe meeting with moist paper will make but sorry work The writing is from himself, the blurring from the moistness of the paper on this very question whether the act of sin be from God, Aquinas maintaining the affirmative, illustrates it by a distinction of the halting motion of a lame leg; the motion, saith he, is from the soul, the […] is from the imperfection of the Organ, the infirmity of the leg. Yet this Author carrieth it hand over head, as if to be the Author of the action, were to be the sin; not considering that himself maintains, that God is the Author of the action, and that in the kind of a cause efficient natural. Thirdly, when Bradwardine maintains that God necessitates the will to every good act thereof, he withal professeth that he necessitates it ad liberum actum suum that is to work every act thereof, freely. Soe when Alvarez maintains that God determinates the will to every act thereof, he withal maintains that God determines the will to work free yea and so Aquinas. For when he works upon contingent causes, he moves them to bring forth their effects contingently; like as when he works upon necessary causes, he moves them to produce their effects necessarily. And like as to move contingent causes to produce their effects contingently, is to move them to produce their effects with a possibility to the contrary. Soe to move free causes, to produce their effects freely, is to move them to produce their effects with an active power to the contrary. But to proceed, whereas he saith, that sin must needs follow the determination; it is as true. 1. In this Author's judgment, that it must needs follow upon God's concurrence to this act. If he say that this concurrence is necessary to every act, I answer, it is necessary to the substance of every act, ⟨p. 75⟩but not at all required to the sin; though this Author carieth it blindfold after this manner. Secondly, so say we is determination required to the substance of every act.
If an underw-heele being out of his place, the upper wheele in a jacke or clocke will set him going in a wrong way, as well as all the rest in a right way; his motion is from the upper whele, his irregular motion from himselfe. A good Scribe meeting with moist paper will make but sorry worke The writing is from himselfe, the blurring from the moistnesse of the paper on this very question whether the act of sinne be from God, Aquinas maintaining the affirmative, illustrates it by a distinction of the halting motion of a lame legge; the motion, saith he, is from the soule, the is frō the imperfection of the Organ, the infirmitie of the legge. Yet this Authour carrieth it hand over head, as if to be the Authour of the action, were to be the sinne; not considering that himselfe maintaines, that God is the Authour of the action, and that in the kind of a cause efficient naturall. Thirdly, when Bradwardine maintaines that God necessitates the will to every good act thereof, he withall professeth that he necessitates it ad liberum actum suum that is to worke every act thereof, freely. Soe when Alvarerz maintaines that God determinates the will to every act thereof, he withall maintaines that God determines the will to worke free ye and so Aquinas. For when he workes upon contingent causes, he moves thē to bring forth their effects contingently; like as when he workes upon necessary causes, he moves them to produce their effects necessarily. And like as to move contingent causes to produce their effects contingently, is to move them to produce their effects with a possibility to the contrary. Soe to move free causes, to produce their effects freely, is to move them to produce their effects with an active power to the contrary. But to proceed, whereas he saith, that sinne must needs follow the determination; it is as true. 1. In this Authour's judgment, that it must needs follow upon God's cōcurrence to this act. If he say that this concurrēce is necessary to every act, I answer, it is necessary to the substance of every act,