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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.
The water therefore in Baptism is not our regeneration properly, but a Sacrament and seal thereof; Isid. Origen. l. 7. cap. de Spiritu Sancto. Aliud est aqua Sacramenti, aliud aqua quae significat Spiritum Dei; aqua enim Sacramenti visibilis est, aqua spiritus sancti invisibilis est, ista abluit corpus, & significat quid sit in anima, per illum autem spiritum Sanctum anima mundatur, & saginatur. And a little after, Indeed (saith he) the words of our Saviour Christ are not properly of the external Sacrament more then, Joh. 6. Of the other Sacrament; except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you: whereas all Infants are excluded from that Sacrament, and consequently should be excluded from life, if the words were meant of the outward Sacraments. And the Fathers of the ancient Church, which thought Baptism was necessary, did likewise think the communion to be as necessary for Infants; as Augustine, Innocentius Bishop of Rome, and all the Church of their time, for any thing we can gather by their writings. Finally, when the word of Water in this Text signifieth the purifying grace of Christ, rather than the outward element of Baptism, here can be no argument drawn out of this place, that Sacraments confer grace of the work wrought, but according to the dispensation of Gods spirit, who worketh according to his own pleasure; as in this chap. v. 8. 1 Cor. 12. When this Author talks of the necessity of regeneration, I doubt he considers not, that hence it followeth, that either all that dye unbaptized are damned, (for I presume he speaks of the necessity of it unto salvation,) or that many thousands are now adays regenerated without any Sacrament of regeneration. That the Spirit of God is the efficient cause of Regeneration, I think no Christian doubteth; but this Author maketh the Baptizing with Water to be an efficient also, as when he saith, Baptism is appointed to be a means of Regeneration to all that are Baptized, and not only so, but that it doth effect it also in all that do not put an obstacle in the way to hinder it. I acknowledge willingly that Baptism material, is an instrument, to wit, both as a sign & as a seal: But that it is an instrument in any other kind of operation, than belongs to a sign and seal, I have not hitherto learned out of the word of God.
The water therefore in Baptisme is not our regeneration properly, but a Sacrament and seale thereof; Isid. Origen. l. 7. cap. de Spiritu Sancto. Aliud est aqua Sacramenti, aliud aqua quae significat Spiritum Dei; aqua enim Sacramenti visibilis est, aqua spiritus sancti invisibilis est, ista abluit corpus, & significat quid sit in anima, per illum autem spiritum Sanctum anima mundatur, & saginatur. And a little after, Indeed (saith he) the words of our Saviour Christ are not properly of the externall Sacrament more then,