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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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This Author seems to swell, in the conceit of his rational performances, as if never any fly sitting upon a cart-wheel in a Summers day had made such a dust as he had made. And fashioning to himself a victorious conquest, as if all his adversaries were but Pygmies to this Anakim, glad to run into corners, or into Acorn-cups to hide themselves there. For his reasons like some hobgoblins, do so fright them, more then all the spirits that stand by the naked man in the book of Moons: And therefore all the help they have, if we believe this Pyrgopolinices is to charm them, by saying, that many things are delivered in Scripture, which are above the reach of humane capacity, among which this is one, &c. And I take this to be sound. For otherwise, 1why should the Doctrine of Godliness, be called a mystery of Godliness. And the Schools teach, that Fides est assensus inevidens: and Cajetan who was no grass-hopper, ⟨p. 159⟩as great an Anakim as this Author, or his familiar spirit takes himself to be, spares not to profess, that about the reconciling of Gods predestination with the liberty of mans will (a point that comes so near to this in hand as a point can do) there are many distinctions devised by the learned, but yet he saith of them, that they did not qutetare intellectum, and therefore that he did captivare suum in obsequium fidei: and Alvarez, no dwarf neither in Scholastical, that is, rational Divinity, addeth that herein Cajetan piissimè & doctissimè loquitur. But who they are, that have taken notice, of those arguments here specified, and at the sight of them were so stunned, as at the sight of some Medusa's head, and thereupon came to this course of incantation or pacification, he doth very wisely conceal, and like a man of authority, puts it upon us to take it upon his word. Yet I do not remember that I have rested my self upon any such course, though the holy Apostle thinks it sufficient to clear any course of God from injustice, by proving that Scripture doth attribute such a course unto God, as I have showed out of Rom. 9. 14. It is true, the spirit which this Author breaths, is the right Pelagian spirit, according to the Pelagians in Bradwardines days:
THis Author seems to swell, in the conceit of his rationall performances, as if never any fly sitting upon a cart-wheele in a Sommers day had made such a dust as he had made. And fashioning to himselfe a victorious conquest, as if all his adversaries were but Pigmies to this Anakim, glad to runne into corners, or into Acorn-cups to hide themselves there. For his reasons like some hobgoblins, doe so fright them, more then all the spirits that stand by the naked man in the book of Moones: And therefore all the help they have, if we believe this Pyrgopolinices is to charme them, by saying, that many things are delivered in Scripture, which are above the reach of humane capacity, among which this is one, &c. And I take this to be sound. For otherwise,