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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.
There was a time when Austin thought, that God elected some to bestow the Holy Ghost upon 1them, that by working that which is good, they might obtain everlasting life: and who were those whom he thus elected? namely such as whom he foresaw would believe: and what was his reason for it? surely this; Quod ergo credimus nostrum est, quod autem bona operamur, Illius est, qui Credentibus dat Spiritum Sanctum; quod profeciò non dicerem, si jam scirem, etiam ipsam fidem inter dei munera reperiri quae dantur in eodem spiritu. Mark I pray the manner of his Retractation, I would not have said (so) if at that time I had known Faith to have been amongst the gifts of God, which are given in the same spirit. So then as soon as Austin came to acknowledge, that Faith it self was the gift of God, he therewithal came off from affirming, that Quem sibi crediturum esse praescivit, ipsum elegit, cui Spiritum Sanctum daret ut bona operando etiam vitam aeternam consequeretur. And like as before he maintained, that God elected some (to wit, Believers) to bestow the Holy spirit upon them, that by working good works, they might obtain also everlasting life; so now having found that Faith also, is the gift of God, he was accordingly to maintain, that God elected some to bestow the Holy spirit upon them, that both by believing, and working good works, they might obtain everlasting life: so that no longer was the foresight of Faith, to precede election in Austins opinion, to wit, after once he knew Faith to be the gift of God. And accordingly in his Book De Praedestin. Sanctorum, addressing himself to the rectifying of the Massilienses in the point of Predestination, wherein they did not as yet discern the truth of God: Adhuc in quaestione caligant de Praedestinatione sanctorum. Cap. 1. And againe, Si quid de Praedestinatione Sanctorum aliter sapiunt (Deus) illis hoc quoque revelabit. Ibid. Mark I pray you what course he takes to rectify them herein. cap. 2. Priùs itaque fidem quâ Christiani sumus donum dei esse debemus ostendere: and whereas he had performed this task very sufficiently before, manifesting by divers pregnant passages of holy Scripture, that Faith was the gift of God, and the Massilienses did elude them by such a distinction as this, Faith may be considered two ways, either as touching Initium, the first beginning of it;
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