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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 to our Saviour whose profession is, that therefore men hear not Gods word because they are not of God. How otherwise could the damnation of the vessels of wrath, tend to the augmentation of the riches of Gods glory towards the vessels of mercy; namely, when they shall consider, that it was the mere grace of God to put so merciful a difference between them and others; regenerating them, and bestowing faith and repentance on them, the bestowing whereof he denied to many thousand others, yet withal it is true that men therefore do not believe and repent, because they will not: but if you ask quare nolunt, saith Austin, imus in longum; yet to this he accommodates his answer thus, men will not many things either quia latet, they know not the benefit of it, or quia non delectat, it is not pleasing to them. At (saith he) ut innotescat quod latebat, & suave fiat quod non delectabat, Dei gratia est, quae humanas adjuvat voluntates: We do not smother this truth of God, that we may delude men, we rather represent how all flesh are obnoxious and endangered unto God; that all are borne in sin, and therewithal children of wrath, and such as deserve to be made the generation of Gods curse; and that it is at his pleasure to show mercy on any: only the word of God hath power to raise us from the dead, his voice pierceth the graves, and makes dead Lazarus hear it, and it is his course to call some at the first, some at the last hour of the day; Thus we desire to bring them acquainted first with the spirit of ⟨p. 144⟩bondage, to make them fear, that so they may be prepared for the spirit of Adoption, whereby they shall cry Abba father: neither do we despair of any that are humbled with fear, we count rather their case most desperate, who are nothing moved hereby, or that persuade themselves they have power to believe when they will, and repent when they will; we account no greater illusions of Satan then these; yet these abominable opinions may be fostered by some, and masked with a pretence of great piety forsooth, and a show of holiness, and a zeal of defending Gods glory, and salving the honour of his mercy, justice and truth.
And to our Saviour whose profession is, that therefore men heare not Gods word because they are not of God. How otherwise could the damnation of the vessells of wrath, tend to the augmentation of the riches of Gods glory towards the vessells of mercy; namely, when they shall consider, that it was the meer grace of God to put so mercifull a difference between them and others; regenerating them, and bestowing faith and repentance on them, the bestowing whereof he denyed to many thousand others, yet withall it is true that men therefore doe not believe and repent, because they will not: but if you aske quare nolunt, saith Austin, imus in longum; yet to this he accommodates his answer thus, men will not many things either quia latet, they know not the benefit of it, or quia non delectat, it is not pleasing to them. At (saith he) ut innotescat quod latebat, & suave fiat quod non delectabat, Dei gratia est, quae humanas adjuvat voluntates: We doe not smother this truth of God, that we may delude men, we rather represent how all flesh are obnoxious and endangered unto God; that all are borne in sinne, and therewithall children of wrath, and such as deserve to be made the generation of Gods curse; and that it is at his pleasure to shew mercy on any: only the word of God hath power to raise us from the dead, his voyce pierceth the graves, and makes dead Lazarus heare it, and it is his course to call some at the first, some at the last hower of the day; Thus we desire to bring them acquainted first with the spirit of