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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.
TWICE Consideration.
TWISSE Consideration.
With us Christians there is no doubt or question made of the truth of this, that God is righteous in all his ways: yea though he command Abraham to sacrifice his son; and though he caused not only Achan to be stoned for his trespassing about the excommunicate thing, but his children also with him; and though he visit the sin of Fathers upon the Children to the third and fourth generation of them that hate him. And though in the drowning of the World, he caused Infants to perish with their parents, some in their Mothers womb, some hanging on their Mothers breasts: And so in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah with fire from heaven. And not so only, but the righteous God hath given us power over inferior creatures, to wear them out in serving our turns with them, yea and to knock them in the heads, to cut their throats, and strangle them as we think good: and we are no whit the more unrighteous in executing this power, which God hath given us upon them: yea in giving his own and holy Son to be reviled, blasphemed, betrayed, condemned, crucified, so to make his soul an offering for our sins. In all these ways the Lord is righteous, and holy in all his works, Solomon saith, Prov. 16. 11. That a just weight and balance are the Lords, all the weights of the bag are his work. And the same Solomon in the same chapter saith, v. 4. The Lord hath made all things for himself, yea even the w••ed against the day of evil. This revives in me the remembrance of a pretty story; An odd fellow came to his Neighbour to borrow a bushel of Malt, saying, the merciful is righteous and lendeth; the other answered him in the same element saying, The ungodly borroweth and payeth not again; Where is that saith the borrower? Where is yours saith the other? Why, saith he, the place I mentioned is in the 37 Psahne. So is mine too, saith the other. But proceed we along with him: Whereas he saith Gods judgements are without exception, that is untrue, for we find the Apostle Saint Paul to take notice of exceptions made against the ways of God in some particular casts; as when God hath mercy on