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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But in three things he saith men are in a far worse condition by it; let us consider them.
But in three things he saith men are in a farre worse condition by it; let us consider them.
1. The first is, In their appointment unto Hell, not for their own proper personal sins, but for the sins of another, made theirs only by Gods order and pleasure.
1. The first is, In their appoyntment unto Hell, not for their own proper personall sinnes, but for the sinnes of another, made theirs only by Gods order and pleasure.
Now I see why he pretends to oppose the Sublapsarian way (keeping his liberty upon every occasion to ejaculate what his malice can suggest unto him against the Sublapsarian.) For only against the Sublapsarian way this objection hath place; and that not justly, but most unjustly, most untruly. For not one of them that I know, doth maintain that God by reprobation intended to damn, either Cain, or Judas, or Esau, but for their actual sins and transgressions unrepented of. And as for those Heathen Infants who perish in original sin, they perish for that corruption wherein they are borne, which is as natural unto them as the Leprosy of the Father, or any hereditary disease is naturally derived to the Child; by virtue whereof they are borne children of wrath, as the Apostle expresseth, and if to be borne children of wrath, be to be in a worse condition then Devils, seeing to be borne children of wrath, is not our making; if it be of Gods making, and that according to Gods mere pleasure; it must be acknowledged, that this is a worse condition, and nevertheless God is to be justified herein: and wisdom is justified of her Children: and if Arminius will not concur with us herein, sure I am Papists will. For thus Bellarmine discourseth, De lib. arbit. lib. 2. cap. ult. Long major justitiae rigour apparet in reprobatione hominum quam Angelorum, tum quia maximam partem hominum, minimam Angelorum reprobavit, tum! etiam quoniam Angelorum nullum De us paenae sempiternae addicit, nisi propter culpam propriâ voluntate comissam, hominum autem plurimos damnat propter solum Originale peccatum, quod alienâ voluntate commissum fuisse non dubium est. And yet though in this respect, the rigour be greater, nevertheless considering the punishments of Infants, which Austin professeth to be mitissimam, thus it is qualified that undoubtedly it is better for them to be as they are then to be Devils. Though as touching the kinds & degrees of punishment, that is of a mysterious nature, the Scripture concealing