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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.
MR GOODWIN pag. 105, 106. Cap. 6. Sect. 14.
IT is the sense of one of the greatest Patrons of the adverse cause, that the precept, or injunction of God, is not properly the will of God; *because (saith he) he doth not hereby so much signify what himself willeth to be done, as what is our duty to do. I confess that no signification whatsoever, whether of what a man willeth, or decreeth to be done, or of what is the duty of another to do, can properly be said to be the will of the signifier: but yet that will, wherewith, or out of which, God willeth or commandeth us to do, that which is our duty to do, is as properly his will, as that whereby he willeth, or decreeth things to be done. My will, or desire, that my Child should obey me, or, that he should prosper in the world, is as properly my will, as that, whereby I will or purpose, to show the respects of a father unto him in providing for him; being as proper, natural, and direct an act of that principle or faculty of willing within m•, whereby I will the latter, as that act it self of this faculty, wherein I will the latter, is. For the Principle or faculty within me of willing, how numerous or different soever the acts of willing, which I exert by virtue of this faculty, may be, is but one and the same. And this faculty being natural, there can be no such difference between the acts proceeding from it, which should make some to be more proper, and others less; though some may be better, and others worse, But this difference can have no place in the acts of the will of God. Therefore if the precept, or preceptive will of God, be not properly his will; neither can any other will of his, or any other act of his will, be properly such. If so, then that will of God, or act of will in God, whereby he willeth or enjoineth faith and repentance, and consequently, salvation, unto all men, is as properly his will as that whereby he willeth the salvation of any man. Therefore if there be any secret or unrevealed will in God, whereby he willeth the destruction of any man, at the same time when he willeth the salvation of All men, (be it with what kind of will soever) these two wills must needs enter-fear, and contradict the one the other. Nor will that distinction of the late mentioned Author salve a consistency between them, wherein he distinguisheth, between the Decree of God, and the thing decreed by him;