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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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4. Since their original sin (you say) they are justly damnable; But I pray consider, how came they to be thus justly damnable? was it only by the will of Adam? ⟨p. 198⟩was it not by the will of God also? That the first sin of Adam alone, and no other, is imputed to his posterity; how could this come to pass but by the will of God. 2. That the sin of Adam becomes fatal to all his posterity, and not so the sin of any man else, to his posterity, how is this, but by the will of God? 3. Could not God have derived a child from Adam in the state of his innocency, if he had so thought good? 4. How come we to be borne in original sin, but by the will of God, who could have destroyed Adam after his sin, and made another Author of generation of mankind. In all this, appears the will of God, and forceth us to acknowledge the power of God over his creatures, to dispose of them as he thinks good. But along to the rest.
4. Since their originall sinne (you say) they are justly damnable; But I pray consider, how came they to be thus justly damnable? was it onely by the will of Adam? ⟨p. 198⟩was it not by the will of God also? That the first sinne of Adam alone, and no other, is imputed to his posterity; how could this come to passe but by the will of God. 2. That the sinne of Adam becomes fatall to all his posterity, and not so the sinne of any man else, to his posterity, how is this, but by the will of God? 3. Could not God have derived a child from Adam in the state of his innocency, if he had so thought good? 4. How come we to be borne in originall sinne, but by the will of God, who could have destroyed Adam after his sinne, and made another Author of generation of mankind. In all this, appeares the will of God, and forceth us to acknowledge the power of God over his creatures, to dispose of them as he thinkes good. But along to the rest.
10. Although we say, the fall of Adam was considered in the decree of Gods election: