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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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As touching the assertion it self here charged upon our Divines, namely that God hath determined for the sin of Adam to cast away the greatest part of mankind. I have 1thereunto answered at large in my consideration of M. Hoard's discourse: Yet let me add something by way of an apt accommodation of that before delivered to clear the ambiguous phrase of this Author, as touching the phrase of casting away. For it may well be doubted whether by casting away (which he makes the Object of Gods determination) he means the act of damnation, or the act of denying grace. If the act of damnation, it is most untrue. For Reprobates are not damned for original sin only, but for all the actual sins that have been committed by them; And as they are, and shall be damned for them; So God from everlasting decreed they should be damned for them. Secondly, According to my Tenet, in no moment of nature is Gods decree of damning reprobates, before the prescience, not of original sin only, but also of all their actual sins. Indeed I do not make the prescience of sin to go before the decree of damnation; Nor do I make the decree of damnation to go before the prescience of sin, but I conceive them to be simultaneous. It is true many infants we say perish in original sin only, not living to be guilty of any actual sin of their persons; why should this seem strange, when M. Hoard himself professeth in his preface sect. 4. That all mankind are involved in the guilt of eternal death? If all are guilty of eternal death, then it were just with God to inflict eternal death upon all for original sin; How much more is it just to inflict eternal death upon some few, being guilty of it. Therefore observe the foxlike carriage of this Author. For this former free acknowledgement of the guilt of eternal death adherent to original sin in M Hoard's discourse, is quite left out in this, though there it was professed with this asseveration, I confidently believe it. For he well perceived, that this position utterly infatuates the strength of his discourse in this place. And I have still looked when these men will come to a plain denial of Original sin. Now if God may justly cast all mankind away for sin original, and that as touching the inflicting of damnation upon them for it;
As touching the assertion it selfe here charged upon our Divines, namely that God hath determined for the sinne of Adame to cast away the greatest part of mankind. I have 1