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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.
M. GOODWIN. pag. 104.
IF it may be said that God will have all men to be saved, because he will have some of all sorts to be saved, it may more properly & truly be said of him, that he will have all men to be destroyed (at least in their sense, who hold an irreversible reprobation of persons personally considered from eternity) because not simply some, but a very great part of all sorts of men now extant in the world, will in time perish, and that according to the decree or will of God, the tenor whereof is, that all persons dying in impenitency, and unbelief shall perish: yet the Scriptures do no where say upon any such account as this, either in terminis, or in substance, that God will have all men to perish, and not to come to the knowledge of the truth which is somewhat more than a Topic argument, that God is not therefore said to will that all men should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, only because he will have some, some few of all sorts of men to be saved, and to come to this knowledge, but simply because his will is to have all men with out exception (viz. as they are men, and whilst they are yet capable of Repentance) to be saved, and in order thereunto to come to the knowledge of the saving truth. (i. e.) The Gospel.
IF it may be said that God will have all men to be saved, because he will have some of all sorts to be saved, it may more properly & truly be said of him, that he will have all men to be destroyed (at least in their sense, who hold an irreversible reprobation of persons personally considered from eternity) because not simply some, but a very great part of all sorts of men now extant in the world, will in time perish, and that according to the decree or will of God, the tenour whereof is, that all persons dying in impenitency, and unbeleife shall perish: yet the Scriptures doe no where say upon any such account as this, either in terminis, or in substance, that God will have all men to perish, and not to come to the knowledge of the truth which is somewhat more than a Topicke argument, that God is not therefore said to will that all men should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, only because he will have some, some few of all sorts of men to be saved, and to come to this knowledge, but simply because his will is to have all men with out exception (viz. as they are men, and whilst they are yet capable of Repentance) to be saved, and in order thereunto to come to the knowledge of the saving truth. (i. e.) The Gospell.