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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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2. The first being apparently a decree, as concerning the end God aims at; all the decrees ensuing, should be decrees de mediis, tending either to that end, immediately or mediately, which you have not explicated, neither indeed are they capable of any such explication: Nay rather you have already manifested your meaning to be, that the end there specified, is only the end of creation; not so much as the end of the things created, much less of the things intended by the subsequent degrees: yet it is set in the first place, as though all the things intended in the decrees following, tended to the end mentioned in this decree, besides all congruity.
2. The first being apparently a decree, as concerning the end God aimes at; all the decrees ensuing, should be decrees de mediis, tending either to that end, immediatly or mediatly, which you have not explicated, neither indeed are they capable of any such explication: Nay rather you have already manifested your meaning to be, that the end there specified, is onely the end of creation; not so much as the end of the things created, much lesse of the things intended by the subsequent degrees: yet it is set in the first place, as though all the things intended in the decrees following, tended to the end mentioned in this decree, besides all congruity.
3. As touching the foresight of God interposed; The first is mysterious, as would manifestly appear, if the ground of it were opened.
3. As touching the foresight of God interposed; The first is mysterious, as would manifestly appeare, if the ground of it were opened.
You think that Angels were left to themselves, yet did not God foresee that hereupon they would fall, nor that hereupon they would not fall; but that some would fall, and others not fall: which Austin, as I have showed, professeth arose from hence; that they which stood, had such an adjutorium, as they which fell had not: which if it be true, man also, had he received the like adjutorium, had not fallen.