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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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1. That this decree in reference to the act of denying grace, brings no necessity at all of sinning upon man; it being only the divine decree of not curing by the grace of regeneration (that is by the grace of faith and repentance) that natural infidelity and impenitency wherein every man is borne; all men being conjecti in necessitatem peccandi, through the sin of Adam, as Corvinus confesseth, they being his own words. Now let every sober man judge, whether to leave that infidelity and impenitency which God finds in a man uncured, be to bring a necessity of sinning upon him.
1. That this decree in reference to the act of denying grace, brings no necessity at all of sinning upon man; it being only the divine decree of not cureing by the grace of regeneration (that is by the grace of faith and repentance) that naturall infidelity and impenitency wherein every man is borne; all men being conjecti in necessitatem peccandi, through the sinne of Adam, as Corvinus confesseth, they being his own words. Now let every sober man judge, whether to leave that infidelity and impenitency which God findes in a man uncured, be to bring a necessity of sinning upon him.
2. Secondly, we answer, that notwithstanding that necessity of sinning whereupon all are cast, as Cornivus speaketh, yet there is no sin committed by a natural and carnal man, which is not committed by him freely: The act of lying, the act of blaspheming, the act of whoring, the act of drunkenness, gluttony, railing, and in general, every sinful act being freely committed, by every one by whom it is committed, as is apparent by this, that there is not one of these sinful acts, but is forborne by divers natural and carnal men, and therein they do abstain from the committing of it freely. And yet we say, that even in abstaining from these acts, they do not abstain from sin, for as much as they do not abstain from them in a gracious manner, and all by reason of that original corruption which remains uncured in them, until such time as God, who hath mercy on whom he will, is pleased to cure it by the grace of regeneration.