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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
An Answer to a Letter of D. H. concerning Gods Decrees definite or… › Part 2: II.
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.
1. You have but nine Theses, and the eighth is as a succinct recapitulation of all that went before, and the conclusion there mentioned is no more than that which every one grants, namely this; that God did decree first to produce that subject, and afterward to work such an effect thereupon: And indeed it is an ordinary course to confound the order of execution with the order of intention. Zanchius his definition of predestination I do exceedingly approve of, answerable to this of yours, for thus it lieth, Generalis, bocest, omnium hominum praedestinatio est aeternum &c. Dei decretum, quo apud se ab aterno decrevit, primum quidem omnes homines tum creare ad sui imaginem justos, tum ut in peccatum a Satana tentati suo libero arbitrio labe entur, permittere: deinde b•• rum alios liberare, et liberatos spiritu suo comitari, et tandem aeterna vita donari; alios tum indurare, tum aeterno exitio perdere; idque ut in illis divina bonitas et misericordia, in istis autem divina potentia et justitia declaretur, atque ita in omnibus deus glorificetur. Where, if you mark it well, you shall find he makes no order between the decrees of creation, permission of sin, liberation and salvation on the one side, of induration and damnation on the other side, but only between creation it self and permission of sin, and liberation it self and salvation on the one side, and dereliction and damnation on the other side, all which he considers as means, and in the last place notes the end of all to be the patefaction of Gods glory in goodness and mercy on the one side, and of his power and justice on the other.
1. You have but nine Theses, and the eighth is as a succinct recapitulation of all that went before, and the conclusion there mentioned is no more than that which every one grants, namely this; that God did decree first to produce that subject, and afterward to worke such an effect thereupon: And indeed it is an ordinary course to confound the order of execution with the order of intention. Zanchius his definition of praedestination I doe exceedingly approve of, answerable to this of yours, for thus it lyeth, Generalis, bocest, omnium hominum praedestinatio est aeternum &c. Dei decretum, quo apud se ab aterno decrevit, primum quidem omnes homines tum creare ad sui imaginem justos, tum ut in peccatum a Satana tentati suo libero arbitrio labe entur, permittere: deinde b•• rum alios liberare, et liberatos spiritu suo comitari, et tandem aeterna vita donari; alios tum indurare, tum aeterno exitio perdere; idque ut in illis divina bonitas et misericordia, in istis autem divina potentia et justitia declaretur, atque ita in omnibus deus glorificetur. Where, if you marke it well, you shall find he makes no order between the decrees of creation, permission of sin, liberation and salvation on the one side, of induration and damnation on the other side, but onely between creation it selfe and permission of sin, and liberation it selfe and salvation on the one side, and dereliction and damnation on the other side, all which he considers as meanes, and in the last place notes the end of all to be the patefaction of Gods glory in goodnesse and mercy on the one side, and of his power and justice on the other.