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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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DISCOURSE. SECT. VI.
TO These testimonies, I may add those conditional speeches, if thou seek him he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him he will cast thee off, for ever, 1 Chron. 28. 9. If ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. 2 Chron. 15. 2. If thou do well, shalt thou not be accepted? but if thou dost ill, sin lies at the door. Gen. 4. 7. The just shall live by faith, but if any man withdraw himself, my soule non approbabit eum, shall have no pleasure in him, he shall be a Reprobate. In all these and many other places it is clear (for ought I can see) that God forsakes no man, considered simply in the fall, till by actual sins and continuance in them he forsakes God. Now if God reject no man from Salvation in time or in act and deed, till he rejects God, then surely he rejected no man in purpose and decree, but such a one as he foresaw, would reject and cast off him. For Gods acts in time, are regulated by his decrees before time. Ephes. 1. 11. God worketh all things (saith the Apostle) according to the counsel of his own will; and therefore there must be an exact conformity between them, as between regulam and regulatum, the rule and the thing measured by the rule. By whatsoever therefore God doth in the World, we may know what he purposed to do before the World; and by his actual casting men off, when they grow rebellious and impenitent, and not before, we may certainly gather, that he decreed to cast them off, for their foreseen rebellion and impenitency, and not before. Besides it is all one in substance, to cast a man off indeed, and to entertain a resolution to do it; our veil and facere are all one in Gods account, and the reason is, because where there is a deliberate and settled will, the deed will follow, if nothing hinder; much more is Gods will and deed all one, seeing his will is omnipotent, and irresistible, and whatsoever he wills directly and absolutely, is certainly done when the time comes.