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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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Undoubtedly actual sins are more apt to justify God in damning any man, than sin original; yet you maintain that God decrees to damn a man, without the foresight of that, which doth more justify God in damning any man; only you deny, that he can decree to damn any man, without the foresight of that, which doth less justify God in the actual damnation of any one.
Undoubtedly actuall sinnes are more apt to justifie God in damning any man, than sinne originall; yet you maintaine that God decrees to damne a man, without the foresight of that, which doth more justifie God in damning any man; onely you deny, that he can decree to damne any man, without the foresight of that, which doth lesse justifie God in the actuall damnation of any one.
You will have the foresight of mans actual sins to follow the decree of damnation, which I dare not avouch, not only because it is harsh to mens affections, but because it is repugnant in my judgement to manifest reason; only I deny the foresight of all sins to be antecedent to this decree: I say, tis neither antecedent to it, which is the dissolute opinion, nor subsequent after it, which is the rigid opinion, and each of them equally untrue; but it is conjunct or concomitant to it, in the same moment of nature: both these degrees being the decrees de mediis, and so making up one formal compleat decree de mediis ad eundem finem tendentibus, which is the manifestation of Gods glory in the way of justice; as I have showed at large in my third digression, amongst those which I hear are lately brought into your hands. But I wonder not a little what you are fallen upon in the next place.
You will have the foresight of mans actuall sins to follow the decree of damnation, which I dare not avouch, not onely because it is harsh to mens affections, but because it is repugnant in my judgement to manifest reason; onely I deny the foresight of all sinnes to be antecedent to this decree: I say, tis neither antecedent to it, which is the dissolute opinion, nor subsequent after it, which is the rigid opinion, and each of them equally untrue; but it is conjunct or concomitant to it, in the same moment of nature: both these degrees being the decrees de mediis, and so making up one formall compleat decree de mediis ad eundem finem tendentibus, which is the manifestation of Gods glory in the way of justice; as I have shewed at large in my third digression, amongst those which I heare are lately brought into your hands. But I wonder not a little what you are fallen upon in the next place.