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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.
or as touching Incrementum the augmentation thereof; and accommodating this distinction said, The passages of Scripture alleged by Austin proceeded as touching the Augmentation of it, which they willingly granted to be the work of God; but not as touching the initiation of it, which they still maintained to be the work of man. Therefore Austin addresseth himself in that discourse of his, to prove that the very Initiation of Faith, is the work of God, and not the Augmentation only. His words are these, Sed nunc iis respondendum esse video, qui divina testimonia, quae de hâc re adhibuïmus, ad hoc dicunt valere, ut noverimus ex nobis quidem nos habere ipsam fidem, sed incrementum ejus ex Deo: tanquam fides non ab ipso donetur nobis, sed ab ipso tantum augeatur in nobis ex merito quo coepit à nobis. And likewise in the 19. cap. of the same Book, having propounded the opinion of the Pelagians, namely that because God foresaw that we would be holy and unblameable before him in love, therefore he elected and predestinated us in Christ, before the foundation of the World; and showed how this opinion, contradicts that of the Apostle Ephes. 1. 4, 5. where it is said, that, God elected us in Christ, and predestinated us before the foundation of the World, that we should be holy and unblameable before him in love: and perceiving withal how the Massilians did avoid this as nothing contrary to their Tenet (though contrary to the Pelagian Tenet) forasmuch as they maintained not, that God foresaw any thing but our Faith, and therefore God elected us before the foundation of the World, that we should be holy and unblameable before him in love, (for these were their words) Nos autem dicimus nostram Deum non praescisse nisi fidem & ideo nos elegisse—ut etiam sancti & immaculati gratia atquè opere ejus essemus; what course doth Austin take to beat them off but this, namely to prove, that, Like as Holiness so Faith also, and that as touching the Initiation thereof, is the work of God. thus: Sed audiant ipsi in hoc testimonio, ubi dicit, sortem consecuti simus, praedestinati secundum propositum qui universa operatur. Ipse ergo ut credere incipiamus operatur qui universa operatur.
or as touching Incrementum the augmentation thereof; and accommodating this distinction said, The passages of Scripture alleadged by Austin proceeded as touching the Augmentation of it, which they willingly granted to be the work of God; but not as touching the initiation of it, which they still maintained to be the work of man. Therefore Austin addresseth himselfe in that discourse of his, to prove that the very Initiation of Faith, is the work of God, and not the Augmentation only. His words are these, Sed nunc iis respondendum esse video, qui divina testimonia, quae de hâc re adhibuïmus, ad hoc dicunt valere, ut noverimus ex nobis quidem nos habere ipsam fidem, sed incrementum ejus ex Deo: tanquam fides non ab ipso donetur nobis, sed ab ipso tantum augeatur in nobis ex merito quo coepit à nobis. And likewise in the 19. cap. of the same Book, having propounded the opinion of the Pelagians, namely that because God foresaw that we would be holy and unblameable before him in love, therefore he elected and predestinated us in Christ, before the foundation of the World; and shew'd how this opinion, contradicts that of the Apostle