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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.
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IF By matters of that nature you mean, in such contingent things as the falling of a Spark or Coal into a Barrel of Gunpowder; why, Doctor Twice hath an argument ⟨p. 220⟩which he takes to be unanswerable, clearly evincing, that whatsoever thing comes to pass, that is good with a transcendental goodness, or Metaphysical, God hath decreed it by an operative or effective decree. You have it in his examination of M. Cottons Treatise &c. p. 68, 69. As also in his Consideration of that Scoffing Pamphlet of Tilenus, viz. the Doctrine of the Synod of Dort and Arles reduced to the practise. p. 18, 19. Nay I say more, (saith he) that every thing, which cometh to pass, in the revolution of times, was decreed by God; which I prove by such an argument, for answer whereunto, I challenge the whole nations of both Arminians and Jesuits. It cannot be denied, but God foresaw from everlasting, whatsoever in time should come to pass, therefore every thing was future from everlasting, otherwise God could not foresee it as future. Now let us soberly enquire, how these things which we call future, came to be future, being in their own nature merely possible, and indifferent, as well not at all to be future, as to be future. Of this transmigration of things, out of the condition of things merely possible (such as they were of themselves) into the condition of things future, there must needs be some outward cause. Now I demand, what was the cause of this transmigration? And seeing nothing, without the nature of God, could be the cause hereof (for this transmigration was from everlasting, but nothing without God was everlasting) therefore something within the nature of God must be found fit to be the cause hereof.
IF By matters of that nature you meane, in such contingent things as the falling of a Sparke or Coale into a Barrell of Gunpowder; why, Doctor Twisse hath an argument ⟨p. 220⟩