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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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The second answer of ours which he brings in to reply upon, is inserted a new, & that I come to consider in the next place as I find it set down pag. 10. 71. 72.1 It is answered that these decrees are set down in Scripture to be the will of God, and therefore they must needs be just. For God's will is the rule of all righteousness. To this answer I have these things to reply. 1. This rule in divinity is much abused by the maintainers of absolute reprobation, and may not be admitted in their sense and meaning. For God's will is not a rule of justice to himself, as if things were therefore just, because he willeth and worketh them; but his justice rather is a rule of his will & works, which are the expressions of his will He therefore maketh decrees and executeth them, because they are agreeable to that justice which dwells in the Divine nature: as he maketh nothing which hath not pot•nitam objectivam, a power of being created without implying contradiction to himself, or any thing in him; So he willeth and doth nothing, but that which may be willed and done salvá justiti•, without wrong to his justice, St. Hierome speaking of the Prophet Hoseas taking a wife of fornication. Hos. 1. 2. Saith it was done in typo, typically, not • •ally 2quia si siat, turpissimii est, because if it had been d•ne indeed it had been a most foul thing. But thou wilt answer, saith he, Deo •ubente, nihil turpe est, God commanding it nothing is dishonest. Thus much we say, saith the father, that God commandeth nothing but what is honest, but he doth not by commanding dishonest things, make those things honest which are abominable, plainly giving us to see what he thought viz: that God doth not will a thing & of make it good; but willeth it because it is in it self good antecedently, & before the act of God's will about it. And thus much doth Zanchy (though a rigid maintainer of absolute reprobation) not obscurely confess 3