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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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In like manner a vicious person still keeps his natural liberty, though he hath lost his moral, and is become Servus tot dominorum, quot vitiorum, a slave to so many Lords as there are vices in him, as Austin somewhere speaketh. I say he keeps still his natural liberty. For let him be a Robber, he still continueth free to make choice of his complices, of places wherein to lye in wait for his prey, of weapons, and the like. Let him be an impure person, still he continueth free to choose whom he will corrupt, to contrive what course he thinks best for the satisfaction of his lusts. Let him be covetous or ambitious, still he continueth free to make choice of the means conducing to the end obtained by him. In like sort let him be regenerate, a child of God; by this spirit of regeneration he is moved only to do those things which are pleasing to his heavenly father, but still his natural liberty continueth the same, as whether to exercise the grace which God hath given him in one kind or in another, or in the same kind in what particular he thinks good. If he thinks good to pray, it is free to him to fall upon the confession of his sins, or upon thanksgiving, or upon supplication, & that either for blessings temporal, and the relief of his natural necessities; or for grace, and the relief of necessities ⟨p. 119⟩spiritual; or to exercise himself in every kind of these, and that in what order he thinks good. So likewise if he give himself to meditation, and make choice of what matter he thinks good, as also of time and place, in all this he is free. None of all these distinctions doth this Author take notice of, but hand over head talks of freedom to perform, either acts vicious, or virtuous; whereas the virtuous man's will, as he is virtuous, is inclined to virtuous courses alone; and the vicious man, as he is vicious, is inclined to vicious courses alone, and not to virtuous. And it was wont to be said, that, Habitus agunt ad modum naturae, habit's (whether virtuous or vicious) they work after the manner of nature, that is naturally and necessary, as before I have declared of a moral necessity, which still consists with a natural liberty;
In like manner a vitious person still keeps his naturall liberty, though he hath lost his morall, and is become Servus tot dominorum, quot vitiorum, a slave to so many Lords as there are vices in him, as Austin somewhere speaketh. I say he keeps still his naturall liberty. For let him be a Robber, he still continueth free to make choice of his complices, of places wherein to lye in waite for his prey, of weapons, and the like. Let him be an impure person, still he continueth free to choose whom he will corrupt, to contrive what course he thinks best for the satisfaction of his lusts. Let him be covetuous or ambitious, still he contintinueh free to make choice of the meanes conducing to the end obtained by him. In like sort let him be regenerate, a child of God; by this spirit of regeneration he is moved only to doe those things which are pleasing to his heavenly father, but still his naturall liberty continueth the same, as whether to exercise the grace which God hath given him in one kind or in another, or in the same kind in what particular he thinks good. If he thinks good to pray, it is free to him to fall upon the confession of his sins, or upon thanksgiving, or upon supplication, & that either for blessings temporall, and the releife of his naturall necessities; or for grace, and the reliefe of necessities