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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. Adams sin was no mans personal sin but Adams; true, for there was no man then but Adam; but all men being the posterity of Adam, were then in Adam, in that one person of Adam, and in him all have sinned, saith the Apostle, Rom. 5. and without consent to sin they could not sin.
1. Adams sinne was no mans personall sinne but Adams; true, for there was no man then but Adam; but all men being the posterity of Adam, were then in Adam, in that one person of Adam, and in him all have sinned, saith the Apostle, Rom. 5. and without consent to sinne they could not sinne.
2. When he saith this sin of Adam, was not the sin of our nature by generation; it is so wild an expression, that I profess I cannot devise any tolerable sense of it. That we were in Adam when he sinned, it was fully sufficient to bring upon us that corruption, that depth of corruption wherein we are all conceived and borne, and not by imputation. What Divine amongst Papists or Protestants is he, that maintains, that Adams sin, was the sin of our nature by imputation? This is undoubtedly one of Arminius his flowers, which this Author takes up among the rest, to make himself a nosegay to smell unto. It was Gods will that all should stand or fall in him. For if it had pleased him, he could have destroyed Adam for his transgression, and made a new stock, from whom to derive the World of Mankind: But resolving all should descend from him, he must withal resolve, that upon the sin of Adam, and of them all in him, they must take from him such natures as Adams nature, and therein all our natures were made corrupt by sin; excepting Gods grace to provide better, both for Adam and his posterity, as he thought good. So that look in what sort Adams nature was corrupted by sin, in such sort must we receive corrupt natures from him. Here Calvin is brought in with a robe of commendation, as an excellent servant of God: But God knows his heart, and the hearts of all that oppose Gods truth in these points. Tis true that Calvin saith, both in respect of Gods power, to have propagated Mankind from another original then from Adam as also in respect of his power, to reform corrupt nature, in whomsoever it pleased him. But did Calvin think it possible, for corrupt nature, to propagate any other nature then it self is? God made man after his Image and likeness; but afterwards we read that Adam brought forth a son, after his Image and likeness; who can bring a clean thing out of that which is unclean, saith the book of Job? And that which is borne of flesh is flesh, saith our Saviour. But doth it herehence follow, or doth Calvin, or any Calvinist, or Lutheran, or Papist, say, that Adams sin is made ours only by imputation? The case is not alike of other parents. For Adam was created in grace, and endued with the spirit of God: