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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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TWICE Consideration.
TWISSE Consideration.
Here we have a roving discourse: I must pick out of it what I can, to draw it up to some sense of argument: the ground of all the pith and substance of it, is two places in the Acts, and two passages out of Prosper. The first out of Acts 14. 16, 17. God in times past suffered all the Gentiles to walk in their own ways; nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. Now as for the first verse of ⟨p. 186⟩[…] ⟨p. 187⟩[…] ⟨p. 188⟩these, he is content to say nothing at all thereof; neither to deliver what those ways were, nor in what sense God is said to suffer them to walk therein: which yet may easily be cleared, by comparing it with what is delivered, Acts 17. 30. Where the times preceding the Gospel, are called times of ignorance. The times of this ignorance, and this agreeth with the comparative difference made between Jews and Gentiles, Psal. 147. 19. He showeth his words unto Jacob, his statutes and judgements unto Israel. v. 20. He hath not dealt so with any Nation: and as for his judgements, they have not known them. So that by the ways of the Gentiles, I understand the ways of Ignorance; and these are no other than the ways of darkness, and can bring forth no better fruit, than the works of darkness; according to that of the Apostle, Ephes. 5. 8