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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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5. Suppose they did all acknowledge the decree of election and reprobation, to be conditional, yet if they interpreted this conditionally, not quoad actum Volentis, but quoad Res volitas, this is nothing opposite to the absoluteness of election and reprobation quoad actum elegentis and reprobantis, but only quoad res volitas, to wit, salvation on the one side, and damnation on the other side. And we willingly acknowledge that God hath not ordained that salvation or damnation shall befall any man but in case they believe and repent, or refuse to believe, or repent. Now that the Ancients did in this manner understand voluntas conditionata in God, Vossius himself (upon whom our Arminians do most depend as touching the authority of the Ancients) doth improvidently, and ere he is a ware, confess. Hist. Pelag. pag. 638. his words are these. Aliqua absolutè vult & simpliciter: quomodo creare mundum voluit & extremo die volet resurrectionem carnis. De qua voluntate intelligi debet illud, Psal. 115. 3. Deus noster in coelo, quaecunque voluit facit. & Apost. ad Rom. 9. 19. Voluntati ejus quis resistit? Aliqua item vult cum conditione quae idcirco in effectum non prodeunt nisi conditione impletâ: quomodo omnes homines salvari vult, sed per & propter Christum fide apprehensum. Atqui non omnes fide aphrehendunt Christum, sed absque paenitentiâ ac fide plurimi de hoc mundo decedunt. Quo respectu tales in aeternum statuit damnare. De conditionatâ illâ voluntate extant longè plurima apud Veteres Scriptores. Aliqua hoc loco ascribemus.
5. Suppose they did all acknowledge the decree of election and reprobation, to be conditionall, yet if they interpreted this conditionally, not quoad actum Volentis, but quoad Res volitas, this is nothing opposite to the absolutenesse of election and reprobation quoad actum elegentis and reprobantis, but only quoad res volitas, to wit, salvation on the one side, and damnation on the other side. And we willingly acknowledge that God hath not ordained that salvation or damnation shall befall any man but in case they believe and repent, or refuse to believe, or repent. Now that the Ancients did in this manner understand voluntas conditionata in God, Vossius himselfe (upon whom our Arminians doe most depend as touching the authority of the Ancients) doth improvidently, and ere he is a ware, confesse. Hist. Pelag. pag. 638. his words are these. Aliqua absolutè vult & simpliciter: quomodo creare mundum voluit & extremo die volet resurrectionem carnis. De qua voluntate intelligi debet illud,