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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 do you think their little Children were partners with them in this conspiracy? And is not this judgement strange? What can justify this, but the power of God, is Lord over his creature, together with that original corruption that is found in every one when they come into the world? Guess, I pray, how happy this Author is in his observations. This makes me remember, how at my first coming into this place, having to deal with certain Brownists, being willed thereunto by our Diocesan: An old man among the rest, was willing to confer, so we would give him liberty to open his mind at full; we willingly condescended unto him, and thereupon he began to allege places of Scripture to justify his separation; and wheresoever he found the word separate, that he took up for an argument on his side (like him that did set down every ship that ⟨p. 148⟩arrived in the harbour at Athens, as one of his ships) and amongst the rest, this 16 chapter of Numbers afforded him one authority v. 21. where the Lord speaks unto Moses and Aaron, saying, separate your selves from among this congregation; whereunto I answered; here indeed is a separation commanded, but from whom? Surely from those who rose up in rebellion against Moses and Aaron: Now if you can prove us to be such, as rise up in rebellion against Moses and Aaron, then, in the name of God separate your selves from us: But if we are not the men that rise up in rebellion against Moses and Aaron, but you rather, then are not you commanded to separate from us, but we rather are commanded to separate from you; yet we desire only, that you will not separate from us, and all shall be well. But to return, what doth this author think? Was God in a passion, or something precipitate when he said, separate your selves from among this congregation, that I may consume them all at once, and did Moses moderate him as being more-staid of the two? I hope, if God had done as much as he offered to do, his action had been justifiable, as well in the one as in the other. Certainly God should be just, even in turning his holy Angels into nothing: and was just in exposing his holy Son to tortures unexpressable upon the cross; other manner of proceedings, then were those which were used towards Adonibezek and Mauricius: they justified God from consideration of their former sins:
and doe you think their little Children were partners with them in this conspiracy? And is not this judgement strange? What can justify this, but the power of God, is Lord over his creature, together with that originall corruption that is found in every one when they come into the world? Guesse, I pray, how happy this Author is in his observations. This makes me remember, how at my first coming into this place, having to deale with certain Brownists, being willed thereunto by our Diocesan: An old man among the rest, was willing to conferre, so we would give him liberty to open his mind at full; we willingly condescended unto him, and thereupon he began to alleadge places of Scripture to justify his separation; and wheresoever he found the word seperate, that he took up for an argument on his side (like him that did set downe every ship that