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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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1. Power is no virtue, but mercy, justice, and truth are; acts of power are not Morally good of themselves, but are made good or evil by their concomitants: if they be accompanied with justice, mercy, &c. they are good, if otherwise, they are naught. For justum oportet esse quod laudem meretur.
1. Power is no vertue, but mercy, justice, and truth are; acts of power are not Morally good of themselves, but are made good or evill by their concomitants: if they be accompanied with justice, mercy, &c. they are good, if otherwise, they are naught. For justum oportet esse quod laudem meretur.
2. Power and Sovereignty may as well be showed in barbarous and unjust actions, as in their contraries. Saul showed his authority and power to the full, in slaying the Lords Priests, and Nebuchadnezzar in casting the three Children into the fiery furnace, and Daniel into the Lyons Den; but no mercy, nor justice, nor any thing else that was good.
2. Power and Soveraignty may as well be shewed in barbarous and unjust actions, as in their contraries. Saul shewed his authority and power to the full, in slaying the Lords Priests, and Nebuchadnezzar in casting the three Children into the fiery furnace, and Daniell into the Lyons Denne; but no mercy, nor justice, nor any thing else that was good.
2. The second thing that is to be preconsidered is, that justice, mercy, and truth in God, are the same in nature with those virtues in men, though infinitely different in degree (as light in the air, is the same with light in the Sun in nature, not in degrees) and that which is just, merciful, and upright in men, is so in God too. And by these virtues in our selves, and such acts as are conformable to them, tanquam ex pede Herculem, we may safely measure the same in God: For otherwise these things would follow.