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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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He sleeps so sweetly upon his Arminian pillow, that his very dreams make him confident of the evidence of his deductions. And he gives reasons for it, and that of most force for conviction, namely the confession of his adversaries; the maintainers of absolute reprobation, for even they, he saith, do not deny this, but ascribe unto God sanctam simulationem, duplicem personam, duplicem voluntatem. But he names none, content to sing to himself & his Muses throughout, when he relates what our sides answer to his profound discourses. And I commend his wisdom more then his honesty in this, for if he had quoted his Authors herein, it may be something might have bin discovered that would ⟨p. 182⟩be little pleasing unto him: yet herein he confounds things much different; for as for a double will ascribed unto God, all the Learned do acknowledge so much, and the Scriptures testify it; as namely, that his decree is called the will of God: as, what the Lord willeth, that hath he done, both in heaven and in earth, and who hath resisted his will? as also that Gods commandment is called usually the will of God, as, This is the will of God, even your sanctification, that every one should know how to possess his vessel in holiness, and honour, and not in the lust of concupiscence, as the Gentiles do which know not God. 1 Thes. 4. 4, 5. as for duplicem personam, that is a phrase which I never read before, yet the phrase of [Greek or Hebrew], is usually in the Holy Scripture, as when God takes unto him both the members of a mans body, and the passions of his mind; and so speaks in the way of condescension to our infirmities, as to put upon himself the person of a man: and this is undeniable by all that are not Anthropomorphites. And as touching our blessed Saviour, we acknowledge in him duplicem naturam, a double nature, though not duplicem personam, a double person, and accordingly sometimes, he both speaks of himself, and is spoken of, as touching the nature of his God-head, and sometimes as touching the nature of his Man-hood. As for the first, that alone is material to his present purpose, namely, as touching Sancta Simulatio, ascribed unto God by our Divines. Now it were worth the while to know who is his Author in this, and that of the passages alleged by this Author, doth profess that they do represent in God an holy kind of simulation:
He sleepes so sweetly upon his Arminian pillow, that his very dreames make him confident of the evidence of his deductions. And he gives reasons for it, and that of most force for conviction, namely the confession of his adversaries; the maintainers of absolute reprobation, for even they, he saith, doe not deny this, but ascribe unto God sanctam simulationem, duplicem personam, duplicem voluntatem. But he names none, content to sing to himself & his Muses throughout, when he relats what our sides answer to his profound discourses. And I commend his wisdome more then his honesty in this, for if he had quoted his Authors herein, it may be something might have bin discovered that would