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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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I willingly profess I am to seek what that Divine of ours is that saith God doth predestinate men to sin, as a means of their punishment. Here this Author is silent, names 1no man, quotes no place; Like as in the former he carried himself in this manner. The Ancients generally take predestination in no other notion, then to be of such things which God himself did purpose to bring to pass by his own operation, not of such things as come to pass by God's permission, Neither can I call to remembrance any Divine of ours that talks of God's predestinating men unto sin. But the Scripture affords plentiful testimony of God's will, ordination, and determination, that the sins of men come to pass by God's permission. Was it not God's will that Pharaoh's heart should be hardened, so as not to let Israel go for a while, when he told Moses that he would harden Pharaoh's heart that he should not let Israel go? Was it not God's appointment that Absalom should lye with his fathers Concubines, when he denounced this judgment against him, that he would give his wives unto his neighbour, who should lye with them before the sun? Was it not his will that the ten tribes should revolt from Rehoboam, when he protested of that business, that it was from him? Was it not God's will that the Jews and Gentiles should concur in crucifying Christ when the Apostles profess, that both Herod & Pontius-Pilate, with the Gentiles, and people of Israel were gathered together to do what God's hand and counsel had before determined to be done? Doth not Saint Peter profess of some that stumbled at the word being disobedient, that hereunto they were ordained? And 2that the ten Kings in giving their Kingdoms to the beast did fulfil the will of God, as touching this particular? But that God should will or ordain it as a means of punishment, as if the end which God aimed at, were the punishment, is so absurd and contradictious unto Scripture, that in my opinion it cannot well enter into any judicious Divines heart so to conceive. And mark how this Author shuffles herein: for first he saith that sin may be considered either as sin; or as a means of declaring God's justice in punishing it. And why doth he not keep himself unto this? especially considering, that not permission of sin only, but the punishment of sin also are jointly the means of declaring God's justice.
I willingly professe I am to seeke what that Divine of ours is that saith God doth predestinate men to sinne, as a meanes of their punishment. Here this Authour is silent, names