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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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2. If salvation be considered as the end which God intends, as commonly Divines consider it, (though this course of consideration hath been the mother of great perturbation, in the ordering of Gods decrees) yet freedom from sin original, is rather a means to this: Therefore not to be accounted the object of Gods decrees concerning the end. Again, who doubts, but that the freeing from sin original, is as well a means of salvation, as the purging from sins actual. Therefore the decree thereof is to be reckoned amongst the number of the decrees de mediis.
2. If salvation be considered as the end which God intends, as commonly Divines consider it, (though this course of consideration hath been the mother of great perturbation, in the ordering of Gods decrees) yet freedom from sin originall, is rather a means to this: Therefore not to be accounted the object of Gods decrees concerning the end. Again, who doubts, but that the freeing from sin originall, is as well a means of salvation, as the purging from sins actuall. Therefore the decree thereof is to be reckoned amongst the number of the decrees de mediis.
3. Yet will not this suffice, to make the decree of freeing from sin original, to be different from the decree of purging from sins actual, as this is accounted a decree de mediis: unlesse the freeing from sin original be the end, and the purging from sins actual a means tending to that end. For priority and posteriority in intention, hath no place, but by reason of mutual respect between the end and the means tending to that end. But in no congruity can it be said, that the purging us from sins actual is a means to free us from sins original, or from that malediction, whereto we were obnoxious in Adam.
3. Yet will not this suffice, to make the decree of freeing from sin originall, to be different from the decree of purging from sins actuall, as this is accounted a decree de mediis: unlesse the freeing from sin originall be the end, and the purging from sins actuall a means tending to that end. For priority and posteriority in intention, hath no place, but by reason of mutuall respect between the end and the means tending to that end. But in no congruity can it be said, that the purging us from sins actuall is a means to free us from sins originall, or from that malediction, whereto we were obnoxious in Adam.