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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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4. The Schools teach, that liberty of will consists only, in electione mediorum, in the election of means to certain ends. Now when the Gospel is preached to a carnal man, whose ends are only carnal, as the Apostle saith, Philip. 3. 20. They mind earthly things; so far forth as he shall find it serviceable to his carnal ends, he may believe it and make profession of it, as many times Hypocrites do, and sometimes in such sort, as it is hard to distinguish, between a true and an Hypocritical professor. This moved the Apostle to exhort the Corinthians, famous for their faith, to examine themselves, and prove themselves, Whether they were in the faith, that is, in faith unfeigned. For there is not only a gross Hypocrisy, whereunto a mans own heart is privy, but a secret Hypocrisy whereof the man himself is nothing conscious; yet such a faith undoubtedly is performable by a natural man. Now when a man rejects the Gospel, the faith and profession whereof he finds nothing serviceable to his carnal ends, doth he not judiciously and deliberately, yea and wisely too (according to the wisdom of flesh and blood) reject it?
4. The Schooles teach, that liberty of will consists only, in electione mediorum, in the election of means to certain ends. Now when the Gospel is preached to a carnall man, whose ends are only carnall, as the Apostle saith, Philip. 3. 20. They mind earthly things; so farre forth as he shall find it serviceable to his carnall ends, he may believe it and make profession of it, as many times Hypocrites doe, and sometimes in such sort, as it is hard to distinguish, between a true and an Hypocriticall professour. This moved the Apostle to exhort the Corinthians, famous for their faith, to examine themselves, and prove themselves, Whether they were in the faith, that is, in faith unfaigned. For there is not only a grosse Hypocrisy, whereunto a mans own heart is privy, but a secret Hypocrisy whereof the man himselfe is nothing conscious; yet such a faith undoubtedly is performable by a naturall man. Now when a man rejects the Gospell, the faith and profession whereof he finds nothing serviceable to his carnall ends, doth he not judiciously and deliberately, yea and wisely too (according to the wisdome of flesh and bloud) reject it?