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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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Such was the condition of Gods exuberant grace in the days of the Apostles, enduing them with power from on high, not only to instruct them with all spiritual wisdom and understanding in the mysteries of the Gospel, but enabling them also to express it in diverse languages, that so they might be able Ministers of Christ, to carry the glad tidings of salvation over all the World. On the other side, the sins of the Christian world not embracing Gods Truth with ⟨p. 42⟩love, may deserve at the hands of God, that he should give them over to illusions to believe lies. Then no marvel if our former light set in obscure darkness, and degenerate days come in place of better and more noble times; which may more easily come to pass, considering that the light of the Gospel is a spiritual light of faith, no natural light of reason; though even this natural light of reason comes to be amended and perfected by that light of grace.
Such was the condition of Gods exuberant grace in the daies of the Apostles, enduing them with power from on high, not only to instruct them with all spirituall wisdome and understanding in the mysteries of the Gospell, but enabling them also to expresse it in diverse languages, that so they might be able Ministers of Christ, to carry the glad tidings of salvation over all the World. On the other side, the sinnes of the Christian world not embracing Gods Truth with ⟨p. 42⟩love, may deserve at the hands of God, that he should give them over to illusions to believe lies. Then no marvaile if our former light set in obscure darknesse, and degenerate daies come in place of better and more noble times; which may more easily come to passe, considering that the light of the Gospell is a spirituall light of faith, no naturall light of reason; though even this naturall light of reason comes to be amended and perfected by that light of grace.
But it may be said, that They who lived near the Apostles days, are like to be better acquainted with the truth of God then we. I have found some to please themselves in this conceit, and it runs smooth and glib, and it seems very plausible to win approbation. But as Austin saith of some things, that acutule sonant, but discussa reperiuntur obtusa: so many times it falls out, that reasons plausible at first, when exploration comes, prove very unsound; like the fruit Solinus writes of, which grew about Sodom, Fair to the eye, but being crushed in cineres abeunt & vanam fuliginem. And for the discovering of the emptiness of this reason, I proceed thus.