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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now that I am not much to be blamed for making a doubt of this, will (I hope) be confessed by you, if you please to consider.
First, that Didacus Alvarez (a very learned man) holds it to be the 1more probable opinion that there are not in God conditional decrees, concerning all future conditional contingents, which may be framed by our understandings in infinite combinations, as well concerning things actually existent, as also things possible, but only in comparison of those future conditionals, which are revealed by God, Christ, or the Prophets, &c. And he insinuates this reason out of Ledesma, because other conditional decrees would be in vain, impertinent, and no ways conducing unto Gods providence, and government of the World: which reason is as well appliable unto conditional permissive, as conditional effective decrees.
First, that Didacus Alvarez (a very learned man) holds it to be the 1more probable opinion that there are not in God conditionall decrees, concerning all future conditionall contingents, which may be framed by our understandings in infinite combinations, as well concerning things actually existent, as also things possible, but only in comparison of those future conditionalls, which are revealed by God, Christ, or the Prophets, &c. And he insinuates this reason out of Ledesma, because other conditionall decrees would be in vaine, impertinent, and no waies conducing unto Gods providence, and government of the World: which reason is as well applyable unto conditionall permissive, as conditionall effective decrees.
- 1Resp. &c. pag. 63. & 143.