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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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TWICE Consideration.
TWISSE Consideration.
Here breaks out the main reason, that moved this Author to represent the different opinions of our Divines about the object of Predestination, that so a way might be opened unto him at pleasure, to charge the former opinion with what he thought good; and as for the proof of his criminations, he might the better ease himself of the burden thereof, by showing the dissent of other Divines of the same profession from the former in this particular, making choice rather to shape the object of Predestination and reprobation, under the notion of mankind, lying in the mass corrupt by the fall of Adam. For surely it is to be presupposed, that they did not dissent from their former friends without some reason, and this Author makes bold to insinuate, that these absurdities mentioned by him were the reasons: As when he saith, These absurdities following too evidently from the upper way; Others of the same side willing to decline them, as rocks and precipices do leave that way. But that these were the motives whereby they were induced to decline the former opinion, and to embrace the latter, he proves not, nor so much as adventureth upon the proof thereof, but leaves unto his credulous reader to supply that by his forwardness, to take it upon trust; as if this discourser by his moral carriage, might win the opinion of so much worthiness, as to be a man with whom you may well play at Put-finger in the dark, quicum in tenebris mices. And yet Arminius might have taught him, that there is a middle opinion between these; namely, of those who make the object of predestination the mass of mankind created, but not yet corrupted. And he puts this opinion upon Junius, and appeals to his Theses, as giving evident testimony thereunto. Now there is no show or colour of reason, why, to avoid the absurdities premised by this Author, any man should decline the first way, and embrace the second, which is the way of Junius. And this I conceive to be the main reason, why this second way is altogether dissembled by this Author, or by the spirit that guided him. For albeit it was for this advantage (who hanks after every sorry consideration to serve his turn in the way of motive, learning to represent the multiplicity of opinions hereabouts amongst our Divines:)