A64002:1751
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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Now such a necessity and no other is granted by us as consequent to the will of God, so that if God will give a man faith, it must needs be, such a man shall believe; if he will give repentance it must needs be, that such a man shall repent; If he will keep such a man as Abimelech from sinning against him, it must needs be, that such a man shall be kept from 1sinning against him. If God will not give a man faith, nor repentance, it must needs be, that such a man will not believe, will not repent. In like manner if God will not keep a man from sin, but suffer him to sin; it needs must be that such a one shall sin. If God harden the heart of Pharaoh, so that he shall not set Israel go, undoubtedly so it shall come to pass. If God put it into the hearts of the Kings to give up their kingdoms ⟨p. 124⟩to the Beast, they shall infallibly give their Kingdoms to the Beast. If he gives men over unto a Reprobate mind to do things inconvenient, undoubtedly being thus prostituted by God to their own corruption from within, and to the power of Satan from without, they shall do those inconvenient things, be they never so abominable; yet not necessarily, much less in the way of absolute necessity, (as this Author wordeth it, affecting to speak with a full mouth (which is a quality natural to these Arminians, and runs in a blood) but proveth nothing) but contingently and freely, not only with a possibility, but also with an active power to the contrary. And if freely, then surely their works are their own, proceeding from their own power and sovereignty, but yet not supreme and absolute dominion and independent in their operation, on God their maker. God must have the prerogative still of being the first mover, the first cause, the first Agent, the first free Agent; So far off are we from maintaining that the actions of men have their being by absolute necessity; that we utterly deny any thing in the world to have 'its existence by absolute necessity, saving God alone, as before I have showed. Sciendum, saith Durand, quod loquendo de necessitate simpliciter, voluntas divina 2nec imponit, nec imponere potest rebus necessitatem; nec res creatae sunt capaces talis necessitatis. We are to know that speaking of necessity simply so called, the will of God neither doth impose, or can impose any such necessity on things, neither are creatures capable of such necessity.