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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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and in which respect Saint Stephen, even when the stones flew about his ears as thick as hail, seems to have gone to his death, as composedly as a man goes to his bed; having ended his Sermon first, his prayer for them in the next place, and lastly the commending of his own spirit into the hands of God: this mercy, this rich mercy, this unspeakable mercy, this Author most virulently, and most unconscionably, in cunning and crafty carriage, labours to obscure and deface, and to dispute us out of the faith of it, if it lay in his power (which lies not in the power of the Devils themselves) as much as himself, and his informers scorn to apprehend any hope of it; And all this as unsipidly and unscholastically, as profanely, by general and indefinite terms, saying, by this Doctrine of ours God is not merciful to men at all; wherein I guess his lurking hole is, in the indefinite condition of the term Men; for dares he say, that by this doctrine of ours ⟨p. 140⟩we make God unmerciful to all men, even to the very Elect? Yet when he saith, to men at all, the face of his discourse in the common understanding of it, should look this way. But if his meaning be, that he is not made merciful to all, hath himself any farther improved the mercy of God, then by enlarging of it unto the children of God? And if he by children of God, understand all men created by him, and we, only those, whom God hath adopted in Christ and regenerated, I pray consider, which of us, delivereth himself in best congruity to the Scripture phrase and meaning? Can he be ignorant, who they be whom the Scripture stiles vessels of mercy? Or that these are set in opposition to vessels of wrath; and would he have us as brainsick as himself to put no difference in the accommodation of Gods mercy; between vessels of mercy, and vessels of wrath? As for the comparison between men and other creatures, he is like himself throughout in the execution thereof.
and in which respect Saint Stephen, even when the stones flew about his eares as thick as haile, seems to have gone to his death, as composedly as a man goes to his bed; having ended his Sermon first, his prayer for them in the next place, and lastly the commending of his own spirit into the hands of God: this mercy, this rich mercy, this unspeakable mercy, this Author most virulently, and most unconscionably, in cunning and crafty carriage, labours to obscure and deface, and to dispute us out of the faith of it, if it lay in his power (which lies not in the power of the Devills themselves) as much as himselfe, and his informers scorne to apprehend any hope of it; And all this as unsipidly and unscholastically, as profanely, by generall and indefinite termes, saying, by this Doctrine of ours God is not mercifull to men at all; wherein I guesse his lurking hole is, in the indefinite condition of the terme Men; for dares he say, that by this doctrine of ours