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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
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Of any other force of proof that you give, I am not conscious.
Of any other force of proofe that you give, I am not conscious.
2. If the argument formed touching the decree of dereliction in sin, be of the like form, it will admit no doubt the same answer.
2. If the argument formed touching the decree of dereliction in sinne, be of the like forme, it will admit no doubt the same answer.
3. The Major of the last Syllogism, hath a clause annexed unto it, as a reason of it, thus, else it were in vain and to no purpose. If this reason pleased you, you might have relied upon it, in the first Syllogism of the three, whereas now you may perceive, they contain no proof but identical. 2. Your course of argumentation tends to prove, that it is impossible it should be otherwise than you conceive, which is more than to say, it were otherwise only vain, and to no purpose. Thirdly I answer that which is vain, and to no purpose, is either to no end, or to no good end: But the decree of liberation from sin, whether it presuppose sin, as you say, or not presuppose sin, as I say, still it tends to the same end, and that a good end, to wit, the manifestation of Gods mercy.
3. The Major of the last Syllogisme, hath a clause annexed unto it, as a reason of it, thus, else it were in vaine and to no purpose. If this reason pleased you, you might have relyed upon it, in the first Syllogisme of the three, whereas now you may perceive, they containe no proofe but identicall. 2. Your course of argumentation tends to prove, that it is impossible it should be otherwise than you conceive, which is more than to say, it were otherwise onely vaine, and to no purpose. Thirdly I answer that which is vaine, and to no purpose, is either to no end, or to no good end: But the decree of liberation from sinne, whether it presuppose sinne, as you say, or not presuppose sinne, as I say, still it tends to the same end, and that a good end, to wit, the manifestation of Gods mercy.