A64002:1685
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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4. That which makes a man sin by way of necessity, that is with, and not against his will, is the cause of sin in a worse manner, then that which constraineth him to sin against his will; As he which by powerful persuasions draws a man to stab, to hang, to poison himself is in a grosser manner the cause of that evil, and unnatural action then he that by force compels him; because he maketh him to consent to his own death; And so if Gods decree do not only make men sin; but sin willingly too; not only cause that they shall (malè agere) do evil; but (malè veil) will evil, it hath the deeper hand in the sin.
4. That which makes a man sinne by way of necessitie, that is with, and not against his will, is the cause of sin in a worse manner, then that which constraineth him to sinne against his will; As he which by powerfull perswasions drawes a man to stab, to hang, to poison himselfe is in a grosser manner the cause of that evill, and unnaturall action then he that by force compells him; because he maketh him to consent to his own death; And so if Gods decree doe not only make men sin; but sin willingly too; not only cause that they shall (malè agere) doe evill; but (malè velle) will evill, it hath the deeper hand in the sinne.
God determines the will to sin by necessity, though not by compulsion: this he obtrudes upon our Divines as their opinion, but quotes none, is it likely that he who quotes Beza to 1show that in his opinion, God doth not only permit sin, but will sin; And Calvin to show, that a man's mind is blinded, volente & jubente Deo; would not quote some or other of our Divines to prove that which he obtrudes upon them? If his common place book could afford him any such quotation out of any one of them, to show who they be, and where they say that, God determines the will to sin by necessity though not by compulsion. Was there ever the like crimination made against any without naming them that say so, and the place where, and their own words? Or hath this man or any of his spirit deserved any credit to be trusted this way? The very phrase of determining in Latin is no word of course with our Divines in this argument. It is the phrase of the Dominicans. But do they say that God determines the will to sin? I do not think he can produce one of them that expresseth himself so unscholastically, so absurdly. Alvarez saith that, God by his effectual decree predetermineth second causes to work. He saith that God doth predetermine