A64002:1666
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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He will grant likewise that ⟨p. 97⟩God is ready to concur to any good act if man will, and I presume he will not deny, but that God concurs also to the substance of every evil act. The only difference that remains is this; God persuades only to good, and dissuades only that which is evil. Now this third and last assertion we grant as well as he. Yet he lays to our charge that we make God the Author of evil, but cares not at all how he denies God to be the Author of any good in the actions of men, and makes no place for any grace save such, as is hortatory, which is performed usually by the ministry of men. Yet consider what Bradwardine sometimes Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Elect hath written in this kind before Luther or Calvin were borne. The title of the fourth chapter of his second book is this. That free will being tempted cannot of his own strength without the help of God and his grace overcome any temptation. Of the first this, that free will strengthened with what created grace soever cannot without another special succour of God overcome any temptation. of the sixth this, that, That special succour of God is the unconquerable grace of God. Of the seventh this; That no man though not tempted, can by the strength of his free will alone without created grace or with created grace, how great soever it be, without the special assistance of God avoid any sin: & all these propositions he demonstrates with variety of argument. Behold the ingenuity of this Author; He flies in the face of Calvin and Beza, and other our Divines, for maintaining that unless God by his grace keep and preserve a man effectually from sinning, it cannot be that he should abstain from sin. Bradwardine maintained the same before any of these were borne yet he saith nothing to him, lets all his arguments alone; but upbraids us for maintaining the same doctrine, without giving any reason to convict us of our error. Add to this, which I have omitted, the Corollary of that seventh chapter in Bradwardin formerly mentioned is this, That it is the will of God, which preserves them that are tempted from falling, and them that are not tempted, both from temptation and from sin. Not one of the arguments whereby he confirms any of these positions, doth this Author go about to answer. In like manner Alvarez. Positâ permission divinâ infallibiliter 1peccat homo;