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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
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.
INTRODUCTION. SECT. IV.
These absurdities following too evidently from the upper Way, Others of the same side wiling to decline them as rocks and precipices, do leave that Way, and present man to God in his decree of reprobation, lying in the fault and under the guilt of Original sin; and say, That God looking upon miserable mankind lying in Adams sin, did decree the greatest part of them to eternal torments in hell without remedy, for the manifestation of his severe Justice.
THese absurdities following too evidently from the upper Way, Others of the same side wiling to decline them as rocks and precipices, doe leave that Way, and present man to God in his decree of reprobation, lying in the fault and under the guilt of Originall sinne; and say, That God looking upon miserable mankind lying in Adams sinne, did decree the greatest part of them to eternall torments in hell without remedy, for the manifestation of his severe Justice.
But notwithstanding this difference among themselves, they agree well enough together. For this little jar is not (in their judgements) enough to make a breach between them, as we may see in the Conference at the Hague, and in the Synod at Dort. In the Conference at the Hague the Contra-Remonstrants have these words. Quoad sententiarum diversitatem in hoc argumento, quod Deus hominem respexit 1in hoc decreto nondum creätum, vel creätum & lapsum, quia hoc ad fundamentum hujus doctrinae non pertinet libentèr alii alios aequitate Christiana toleramus. After this in the Synod of Dort, they permitted Gomarus to go the Supralapsarian way; and the Delegates of South Holland were very indifferent which way they took. For these are their words, An Deus in eligendo consideravit homines ut lapsos, an etiam ut nondum lapsos, existimant (viz. the Delegates aforesaid) non esse necessarium ut definiatur, modo statuatur