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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.
Lastly, Beza perceiveth the practice of Jacobus Andreas standing upon a place of advantage, to urge them to confer upon such a point, the truth whereof is most harsh to carnal affections, that so he might have the better opportunity to make them odious. And truly what Jacobus Andreas was, I know not, but Beza sets him forth as a man of a most malevolent disposition to the French Protestants: and our Saviour hath admonished us, Not to give that which is holy unto dogs, or to cast pearl before swine. Yet Andreas to serve his turn, and to draw them into a snare, pleads that the doctrine of Predestination, is not so to be put over in the Schooles, ut non opus sit eam ruddy & imperito populo ponere; yet Hunnius a man of the same profession, is so far different from Jacobus Andreas, that he thinks it not fit to preach before the rude people of prescience divine, but very sparingly; how much less would he think it fit to Preach before them of Predestination divine? De Praedest. quest. & respons. pag. 394. his words are these, Interim hoc repeto quod supra monui rudioribus (quibus Apostolus vult lac propinari, non cibum solidum apponi) non esse multum de praescientiâ Dei disputandum, hâc solummodo de causa quia haud perinde capiunt ea quae alias in Scholis in Disputationibus contra adversarios, &, ut Paulus ait, inter perfectos utiliter & ex fundamentis eloquiorum Dei astrui solent. Coram rudioribus ergo simplicior loquendi ratio & ipsorum captui accommodatior est si dicamus, Deum ad haereditatem regni caelestis elegisse & certo salvare decrevisse eos omnes qui resipiunt, & in vera fide filii Dei ex hâc vitâ decedunt. Its well known what order King James took in his time, in the restraint of preaching this doctrine in the Pulpits, by any under the degree of a Dean, and counselled the States likewise to forbid the preaching of those controversial points amongst them. And if it were wisdom in them to take this course, without any prejudice to the truth of the doctrine, why should Beza's with-holding from conference hereupon, be any thing prejudicial thereto.
Lastly, Beza perceiveth the practice of Jacobus Andreas standing upon a place of advantage, to urge them to conferre upon such a poynt, the truth whereof is most harsh to carnall affections, that so he might have the better opportunity to make them odious. And truly what Jacobus Andreas was, I know not, but Beza sets him forth as a man of a most malevolent disposition to the French Protestants: and our Saviour hath admonished us, Not to give that which is holy unto doggs, or to cast pearle before swine. Yet Andreas to serve his turne, and to draw them into a snare, pleads that the doctrine of Predestination, is not so to be put over in the Schooles, ut non opus sit eam rudi & imperito populo ponere; yet Hunnius a man of the same profession, is so farre different from Iacobus Andreas, that he thinks it not fit to preach before the rude people of prescience divine, but very sparingly; how much lesse would he think it fit to Preach before them of Predestination divine? De Praedest. quest. & respons. pag. 394. his words are these, Interim hoc repeto quod supra monui rudioribus (quibus Apostolus vult lac propinari, non cibum solidum apponi) non esse multum de praescientiâ Dei disputandum, hâc solummodo de causa quia haud perinde capiunt ea quae alias in Scholis in Disputationibus contra adversarios, &, ut Paulus ait, inter perfectos utiliter & ex fundamentis eloquiorum Dei astrui solent. Coram rudioribus ergo simplicior loquendi ratio & ipsorum captui accommodatior est si dicamus, Deum ad haereditatem regni caelestis elegisse & certo salvare decrevisse eos omnes qui resipiunt, & in vera fide filii Dei ex hâc vitâ decedunt. Its well known what order King Iames took in his time, in the restraint of preaching this doctrine in the Pulpits, by any under the degree of a Deane, and counselled the States likewise to forbid the preaching of those controversall points amongst them. And if it were wisdome in them to take this course, without any prejudice to the truth of the doctrine, why should Beza's with-holding from conference hereupon, be any thing prejudiciall thereto.