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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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But as for his purpose to give or deny the grace of regeneration, the grace of faith and repentance, we as readily profess, that not the purpose only, but the very giving of faith and repentance, for the curing of infidelity and hardness of heart in some, and the denying of it unto others, so to leave their natural infidelity and hardness of heart uncured, proceeds merely according to the good pleasure of his will, according to that of the Apostle, He hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth; And by a cloud of testimonies out of Austin we can prove, that in this very sense he understood the Apostle in that place. And indeed no other interpretation of that place, can with any modesty be devised, or obtruded upon us. As for the redeeming of all and every one by Christ, distinguisheth that which the haters of Gods truth do delight to confound. There is a redemption from the guilt of sin, and a redemption from the power of sin: For we are redeemed from our vain conversation. Christ came into the World to dissolve the works of the Devil: No greater works of Satan then blindness of heart, 2 Cor. 4. 3. and hardness of heart, Ephes. 2. 2. and 2 Tim. 2. last. The pardon of sin, and salvation, God bestows only on believers, and upon condition of faith: Now like as God is ready to bestow these benefits on all and every one, and that for Christs sake, in case they believe: so Christ hath merited pardon of sin and salvation for all and every one, in case they believe. Such is the sufficiency of Christs merit, that if every one of Adams race should believe, every one should be saved: and this present Text proceeds upon this, namely, upon the sufficiency of Christs merits. But enquire farther whether Christ did not merit for us the grace of faith, and if he did, whether absolutely of conditionally; if absolutely then all must believe de facto, and be saved; if conditionally, then faith is a grace, which God bestows on man conditionally. Now let this Author show us what that condition is, upon performance whereof by man, God will give him faith, and let ⟨p. 110⟩him try whether he can carry himself so warily herein, as not to plunge himself into plain Pelagianism. This point is a break-neck, or Crevecoeur unto all Arminians, they generally avoid the delivering of their minds clearly hereupon, as a man would avoid a precipice.