A64002:1668
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.
Sect: 7.
There are two things say they in every ill act. First, the material part which is the substance of the action. 1Secondly, the formal part which is the evil or obliquity of it. God is the Author of the action it self, but ⟨p. 99⟩not of the obliquity and evil that cleaveth to it, as he that causeth a lame horse to go, is the cause of his going, but not of his lame going. And therefore it followeth not from their opinion that God is the Author of sin. First, all sins receive not this distinction, because of many sins, the acts themselves are sinful; as of the eating of the forbidden fruit, and Saul's sparing of Agag, and the fat beasts of the Amalekites. Secondly, It is not true that they make the decree of God only of actions, & not of their aberrations. For they make it to be the cause of all those means that lead to damnation and therefore of sinful actions, as sinful, and not as bare actions. For actions deserve damnation, not as actions but as transgressions of Gods law. 3. To this simile I say that the Rider or Master that shall resolve first to flea his horse, or knock him on the head, and then to make him lame, that for his halting, he may kill him, is undoubtedly the cause of his halting: And so God if he determine to cast men into hell, and then to bring them into a state of sin, that for their sins he may bring them to ruin, we cannot conceive him to be less then the Author, as well of their sins, as of those actions to which they do inseparably adhere, and that out of Gods intention to destroy them.
There are two things say they in every ill act. First, the materiall part which is the substance of the action. 1