A64002:470
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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TWICE Consideration.
TWISSE Consideration.
His third Topic place, is drawn from the Infamy of this doctrine, and that amongst Papists and Lutherans. And this is a grand motive with him to abhor it. But I pray consider, was not the doctrine of the Gospel infamous at the first, both amongst Jews and Gentiles? What time the Jews were the only people of God, how doth Tacitus out of his worldly wisdom brand them? Doth he not call them Gentem teterrimam, Cenus hominum invisum Diis? And as touching 1their religious Rites, mark what censure he passeth upon them, Profana illic omnia, quae apud nos sacra, rursus concessa apud illos, quae apud nos incesta, and comparing them with 2the Rites of Bacchus, saith, Liber festos, laetosque ritus posuit, Judaeorum Mos absurdus sordidusque. And speaking of the Christians he calls them, Genus hominum propter flagitia invisum. This censure he passeth upon them in the days of holy Paul, who forbade them to do evil that good might come thereof, and commands every soul to be subject to the Higher Powers, even then, when souls were at the best, and powers at worst. And see I pray what the King of Ashur's judgement was, concerning the Religion of Samaria and Jerusalem, in comparison to the Religions of their Nations, which were heathenish. Isa. 10. 10. Like as mine hand hath found the Kingdoms of the Idols, seeing their Idols were above Jerusalem, and above Samaria. So that of an heathenish Religion, he had a better estimation then of the Religion of the Jews. Now if some Rabshakeh amongst them should turn heathen (for such a tradition, as I remember is received amongst the Rabbins, namely, that Rabshakeh was a Jew, but turned heathen) and afterwards endeavoured to entice the Jews to do as he did, and that because of the infamous nature of their Religion amongst heathens, how deserved such a one to be entertained by them? Was he not by the Law of God to be stoned to death? In like manner, if in the primitive days of the Church, some Christian should turn Jew or Infidel, and practice to seduce others from the obedience of faith, representing unto them how every where it was contradicted, how Christ himself was counted a blasphemer, a sorcerer, how the Gospel was a scandal to the Jews, foolishness to the Gentiles, and that in killing the holy Apostles, the world thought they did God very good service.