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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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First, from the nature of foreknowledge. Foreknowledge is a knowledge of things before their existence. And in God there is a knowledge of things before their existence. Thou understandest (saith David) my thoughts a far off. Psal. 139. 2. This argument you may find in D. Twice against Jackson. p. 314. Till things do coexist with God, his knowledge of them, saith he, is foreknowledge of them, as well as ours. For it is before them, and only before them; for it is neither with them, nor after them. Not with them, for then they should coexist with God, and that from all eternity, which is most untrue; for if they did coexist with God, then they did exist, and that from all eternity, which is most untrue. much less is it after them, for if so, then their coexistence with God were past: but we suppose it to be to come. And impossible it is that the same things should at once be both past, and also to come. You have it also in Suarez in the place before quoted. In omni etiam proprietate certissimum est scientiam Dei, sicut & Deum ipsum duratione antecedere omnium rerum create arum existentiam. It is most certain that the knowledge of God, as well as God himself, doth properly or in all propriety of speech antecede in duration the existence of all created things whatsoever, and therefore it is properly foreknowledge. Unto Suarez who is no enemy unto Arminianism, I shall add D. Jackson a professed Arminian arguing after the like manner in his Treatise of the Divine essence and Attributes Sect. 2. Cap. 8. p. 105. If God (saith he) as all grant, be before all worlds, his knowledge being coeternal to his being, must needs be before all worlds. And Austin himself grants a scientia a science, or knowledge in God most infallible, of all things that have been, are, or shall be, before they are, were, or could be; for they could not be coeternal to him, who is before all worlds, the beginning of the World it self, and of all things in it. Now all knowledge of things not yet present, but to come, is foreknowledge: to determine or decree things future, is to predetermine or fore-decree them. And seeing God from eternity hath both known, and decreed the things that then were not, he is said; to have foreknown and fore-decreed them.
First, from the nature of foreknowledge. Foreknowledge is a knowledge of things before their existence. And in God there is a knowledge of things before their existence. Thou understandest (saith David) my thoughts a farre off.