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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.
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Doctor Jackson my ancient friend, partly by his traditionary writings that pass in hugger-mugger from hand to hand, four pieces whereof as many as I could come by, I have answered; and partly by his treatise of divine essence, withdrawing my studies another away: yet an answer to that I hope to smith by Whitsuntide; and then to return: For in the second part which is newly come forth I find little considerable save some few chapters touching contingency: ⟨p. 182⟩My greatest business about him is to understand his language. Now to draw to an end; as your first Thesis is an acknowledgement of the eternity of Gods decrees; so the second, of their unity both in time and nature, God willing all things uno & eodem actu. Now judge I pray whether of the two opinions is most suitable hereunto; that which makes the decrees of God before spoken of, coordinata & conjuncta, or that which makes such a concatenation of them by consequents after consequents: as for example, Gods decree of raising men out of sin presupposeth the foresight of sin; the foresight of sin presupposeth the decree to permit sin; the decree to permit sin supposeth the foresight of the futurition of the creature; and the foresight thereof supposeth the decree of creation: especially considering Aquinas his argument, whereby he proves that praedestinatio Christi cannot be the cause praedestinationis nostrae, to wit, because God by one and the same act predestinates both Christ and us. And withal considering that praerequisitum will as much hinder the unity of Gods decrees as Causa. I had thought to have gone over your Theses more exactly, but seeing the length already spun out, I resolve to be the briefer.
Doctor Jackson my ancient friend, partly by his traditionary writings that passe in hugger-mugger from hand to hand, four pieces whereof as many as I could come by, I have answered; and partly by his treatise of divine essence, withdrawing my studies another away: yet an answer to that I hope to smith by Whitsontide; and then to return: For in the second part which is newly come forth I finde little considerable save some few chapters touching contingency: ⟨p. 182⟩My greatest businesse about him is to understand his language. Now to draw to an end; as your first Thesis is an acknowledgement of the eternity of Gods decrees; so the second, of their unity both in time and nature, God willing all things uno & eodem actu. Now judge I pray whether of the two opinions is most suitable hereunto; that which makes the decrees of God before spoken of, coordinata & conjuncta, or that which makes such a concatenation of them by consequents after consequents: as for example, Gods decree of raising men out of sin presupposeth the foresight of sin; the foresight of sinne presupposeth the decree to permit sin; the decree to permit sinne supposeth the foresight of the futurition of the creature; and the foresight thereof supposeth the decree of creation: especially considering Aquinas his argument, whereby he proves that praedestinatio Christi cannot be the cause praedestinationis nostrae, to wit, because God by one and the same act predestinates both Christ and us. And withall considering that praerequisitum will as much hinder the unity of Gods decrees as Causa. I had thought to have gone over your Theses more exactly, but seeing the length already spun out, I resolve to be the briefer.