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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.
Contra-Remonstrantes Libello supplice apud Illust-Ordd. de tam iniquâ agendi ratione conquestos fuisse atque ut Remonstrantibus mandaretur, ne extra justam agendi rationem jam inchoatam evagarentur petiisse. De reprobatione autem Contra-Remonstrantes ⟨p. 75⟩quantum ad aedificationem satis erat, sententiam suam clarè ibidem explicasse uti scriptorum editorum fide probari potest. Idem etiam Reverendus & Doctissimus vir, D. Joannes Becius qui & ipse huic interfuerat Collationi, suo praesens comprobabat testimonio.
Now I come to the Synod of Dort.
4. This Author saith the Remonstrants were there warned by the President of the Synod, Ut de electione potius quàm de odiosâ reprobationis materiâtagerent. And truly at first I wondered not a little, that the President of that Synod should account, the matter of reprobation (which is as much as to say, the doctrine of reprobation) an odious matter, an odious doctrine. For we commonly signify hereby, such a doctrine as deserves to be hated; but I thought withal, that they might express rather, what is the condition of it in the event, namely, that it is entertained with hatred, not of all neither, nor of any of those, that submit their judgements to the word of God; but rather of those, and of those only, who follow the judgement of flesh and blood. Yet I thought good to enquire into the truth of the fact here mentioned; and I find it in the page mentioned, and how the Remonstrants themselves do express this, even as here it is expressed, thus, A Reverendo Praeside moniti sumus ut à negativis enunciationibus abstineremus & de electione potius quàm odiosâ reprobationis materiâ ageremus. Yet I confess this did not satisfy me; For why should this Author make choice to express it in the Remonstrants terms, rather then in the words of the President himself. Therefore I turn to the beginning of that Session, being Sess. 32. There I find this particular, Submonuit & Praeses ut potius quaestionibus illis inhaererent, quae circa suavem de electione doctrinam versarentur, quàm ut d odiosè doctrinam de reprobatione exagitarent. Now I find a great deal of difference between professing the matter of reprobation, or the doctrine hereof to be odious, and admonishing to spare the exagitation thereof after an odious manner. This indeed being their usual course, to make it as odious as they can, like as Arminius, Doctrinam de praedestinatione odiosam reader conabatur, as it is professed in the Preface to those Act. Synod. fol. 7. pag. 2. and fol. 8. pag. 2. They profess in like manner of the Remonstrants, namely, that in their Remonstrance they endeavoured, Illust. Ordd. odiosam reader doctrinam Ecclesiarum Reformatarum, and that not only, de divinâ predestinatione, but also de Gratiâ Dei & Sanctorum Perseverantiâ, but all this malâ fide, nec sine apertis, atrocibusque calumniis. Moreover I find, Sess. 39. pag. 151.