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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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is the true cause in mens account of the falling of that house. But God by their opinion withholdeth from reprobates that power, which being granted them, might keep them from falling into sin: therefore he becometh a true moral cause of their sins, In whose power it is that a thing be not done, to him it is imputed, when it is done, saith Tertullian, In cuius manu est quid ne fiat, ei deputatur, cum jam fit. It will not suffice to say that God by withholding grace from reprobates becometh only an accidental, 1not a proper and direct cause of their sins. For a cause is then only accidental in relation to the effect, when the effect is beside the intention and expectation of the cause. For example; Digging in a field is then an accidental cause of the finding a bag of gold, when that event is neither expected not intended by the husbandman in digging; But when the event is looked for, and aimed at, then the cause (though it be the cause only by withholding the impediment) is not accidental. As a Pilot who withholdeth his care and skill from a ship in a storm; foreseeing that by his neglect the ship will be drowned; is not to be reputed an accidental, but a direct, and proper cause of the loss of this ship. This being so it followeth that God by this act and decree of removing and detaining grace necessary to the avoiding of sin, from reprobates, not as one ignorant and careless what will or shall follow, but knowing infallibly what mischief will follow, and determining precisely that which doth follow, viz: their impenitency and damnation, becomes the proper and direct cause of their sins.
is the true cause in mens account of the falling of that house. But God by their opinion withholdeth from reprobates that power, which being granted them, might keep thē from falling into sinne: therefore he becometh a true morall cause of their sinnes, In whose power it is that a thing be not done, to him it is imputed, when it is done, sayth Tertullian, In cuius manu est quid ne fiat, ei deputatur, cum iam fit. It will not suffice to say that God by withholding grace from reprobates becometh only an accidentall, 1not a proper and direct cause of their sinnes. For a cause is then only accidentall in relation to the effect, when the effect is beside the intention and expectation of the cause. For example; Digging in a feild is then an accidentall cause of the finding a bag of gold, when that event is neither expected not intended by the husbandman in digging; But when the event is lookt for, and aymed at, then the cause (though it be the cause only by withholding the impediment) is not accidentall. As a Pilot who withholdeth his care and skill from a ship in a storme; foreseeing that by his neglect the ship will be drowned; is not to be reputed an accidentall, but a direct, and proper cause of the losse of this ship. This being so it followeth that God by this act and decree of removing and detaining grace necessary to the avoyding of sinne, from reprobates, not as one ignorant and carelesse what will or shall follow, but knowing infallibly what mischeife will follow, and determining precisely that which doth follow, viz: their impenitency and damnation, becomes the proper and direct cause of their sinnes.