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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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2. Now I come to the credit and authority of this story concerning the Council of Arles; and
2. Now I come to the credit and authority of this story concerning the Councell of Arles; and
1. I say, suppose it be a truth; yet about the year 494. there was a Roman Council wherein Gelasius and 70 Bishops with him justify the writings of Austin, and Prosper, and condemn the writings of Cassian and Faustus, by whose procurement it is here pretended the Bishops of Arles subscribed this Epistle of Faustus unto Lucidus. And the Fathers of this pretended Council of Arles are not reckoned up above sixteen.
1. I say, suppose it be a truth; yet about the yeare 494. there was a Roman Councell wherein Gelasius and 70 Bishops with him justify the writings of Austin, and Prosper, and condemne the writings of Cassian and Faustus, by whose procurement it is here pretended the Bishops of Arles subscribed this Epistle of Faustus unto Lucidus. And the Fathers of this pretended Councell of Arles are not reckoned up above sixteen.
2. The credit of this story lieth wholly upon Faustus his relation and his honesty therein, a man infamous in the Church for opposing Austin and his doctrine of grace and predestination, as appears by the Writings of Fulgentius, Petrus Diaconus, Alchimus Avitus and others. Ado Viennensis in Chron. ad ann. 492. writes of him thus. Faustus ex Abbate Monasterii Licinensis apud Regem Galliae Episcopus facius, Pelagianorum dogma destruere conatus (which yet may be made apparent to have been merely in pretence) in errorem unde qui ejus sensus in hac part Catholicos praedicant, sicut Germadius de Viris illustribus scribens, omninò errant. Ita enim liberum arbitrium tàm Augustinus quam caeteri Catholici in Ecclesia Dei docent ut illuminatio, virtus & salus illi à Christo, per Christum, & in Christo sit. Faustus verò iste ita liberum Christianorum arbitrium docere conatur, ut illuminatio, virtus & salus non à Christo, sed a naturâ sit. Contra hunc scribit beatissimus Avitus Viennensis Episcopus lucidissima fide ejus redarguens errorem; similiter & Joannes vir eruditissimus Antiochenus Presbyter. Isidore in his Book De Viris illustribus, testifies that Fulgentius wrote seven Books against Faustus, Qui mirâ calliditate Catholicus videri volebat cum Pelagianus esset. Auctor quoque Vitae 5ti Fulgentii testatur à Sancto Fulgentio refutatos libros duos Fausti de Grat. & Liber. Arbitrio. And Petrus Diaconus in his Book De Incarnatione & Gratiâ Christi cap. ultim. Anathema dicit Libris Fausti, And this Bellarmine, de Script. Eccles. writes to admonish them, who in these Letters contend, that Faustus was a Catholic.