A64002:1916
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
An Answer to a Letter of D. H. concerning Gods Decrees definite or… › Part 1
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now I have cause to doubt of the soundness of this, for these reasons, 1. If no such decree can be attributed to God, then in vain do we discourse of the priority thereof before other decrees of God, which indeed are attributed to him, and that decently. And indeed all the decrees whereof we dispute are truly attributed unto God, though they have not that distinction one from another in God as the like decrees are distinguished in man. And an indefinite decree, relishing of imperfection, both in that respect cannot be decently attributed unto God, as also because it doth imply an indefinite and confuse knowledge in God. 2. The priority of decrees in God, is onely secundum rationem, and this Durand expounds most clearly in this manner, quando ratio unius sumitur ab altero, in 1. dist. 41. q. 2. so ratio mediorum sumitur à ratione finis. But ratio decreti definiti non sumitur a ratione deoreti indefiniti. Because God intends such an end, therefore God doth appoint such and such means: but it cannot be said, that, because God doth intend to make some indefinitely to be vessels of mercy, therefore he doth intend that Peter and Paul shall be two of them.
Now I have cause to doubt of the soundnesse of this, for these reasons, 1. If no such decree can be attributed to God, then in vain doe we discourse of the priority thereof before other decrees of God, which indeed are attributed to him, and that decently. And indeed all the decrees whereof we dispute are truely attributed unto God, though they have not that distinction one from another in God as the like decrees are distinguished in man. And an indefinite decree, relishing of imperfection, both in that respect cannot be decently attributed unto God, as also because it doth imply an indefinite and confuse knowledge in God. 2. The priority of decrees in God, is onely secundum rationem, and this Durand expounds most clearly in this manner, quando ratio unius sumitur ab altero, in 1. dist. 41. q. 2. so ratio mediorum sumitur à ratione finis. But ratio decreti definiti non sumitur a ratione deoreti indefiniti. Because God intends such an end, therefore God doth appoint such and such means: but it cannot be said, that, because God doth intend to make some indefinitely to be vessels of mercy, therefore he doth intend that Peter and Paul shall be two of them.