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A92488 The fulnesse of Gods love manifested: or, A treatise discovering the love of God, in giving Christ for all, and in affording meanes of grace to all : wherein also the 9. chapter of the Romans, and other places of scripture (usually urged against the universality of Gods love to mankind) are cleared, and divers objections of the like nature answered. / By L.S. L. S. 1643 (1643) Wing S109; Thomason E1158_1; ESTC R208679 71,123 180

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the_o potter_n power_n over_o the_o clay_n of_o the_o same_o lump_n to_o make_v one_o vessel_n to_o honour_n and_o another_o to_o dishonour_n yet_o you_o will_v not_o allow_v i_o to_o do_v with_o you_o as_o the_o potter_n with_o the_o clay_n to_o destroy_v such_o of_o you_o as_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v your_o own_o righteousness_n and_o oppose_v the_o righteousness_n that_o i_o have_v ordain_v and_o therein_o you_o strive_v with_o and_o resist_v your_o maker_n though_o it_o be_v a_o sinful_a and_o a_o woeful_a thing_n for_o you_o so_o to_o do_v isa_n 45.9_o and_o this_o be_v plain_o illustrate_v in_o jer._n 18.1_o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o eleven_o vers_fw-la unto_o which_o place_n the_o apostle_n have_v reference_n the_o word_n which_o come_v to_o jeremy_n from_o the_o lord_n say_v arise_v and_o go_v down_o to_o the_o potter_n house_n and_o there_o i_o will_v cause_v thou_o to_o hear_v my_o word_n then_o i_o go_v down_o to_o the_o potter_n house_n and_o behold_v he_o wrought_v 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in_o my_o sight_n that_o it_o obey_v not_o my_o voice_n then_o will_v i_o repent_v of_o the_o good_a wherewith_o i_o say_v i_o will_v benefit_v it_o in_o which_o word_n we_o may_v see_v that_o god_n plead_v for_o no_o other_o power_n or_o prerogative_n over_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n than_o the_o potter_n do_v exercise_n over_o the_o clay_n that_o when_o a_o vessel_n be_v mar_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o make_v it_o again_o another_o vessel_n as_o seem_v good_a unto_o he_o so_o when_o god_n speak_v concern_v a_o nation_n or_o concern_v a_o kingdom_n to_o build_v and_o to_o plant_v
but_o whosoever_o have_v not_o from_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v away_o even_o that_o he_o have_v vers_fw-la 12._o and_o again_o vers_fw-la 13._o not_o because_o see_v they_o may_v not_o see_v but_o because_o see_v they_o do_v not_o see_v nor_o understand_v that_o be_v they_o close_v their_o eye_n and_o will_v not_o see_v as_o it_o be_v express_v vers_fw-la 15._o so_o that_o this_o do_v not_o prove_v any_o inability_n in_o man_n to_o believe_v the_o gospel_n when_o it_o be_v preach_v to_o they_o but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a see_v they_o be_v blame_v for_o not_o believe_v and_o count_v unworthy_a to_o partake_v of_o further_a light_n who_o be_v so_o perverse_a and_o obstinate_a against_o the_o light_n they_o have_v again_o 1_o sam._n 2.25_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n notwithstanding_o they_o hearken_v not_o to_o the_o voice_n of_o their_o father_n because_o or_o for_o the_o lord_n will_v or_o be_v willing_a to_o slay_v they_o here_o it_o be_v conceive_v that_o god_n desire_v of_o their_o destruction_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o not_o harken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o their_o father_n but_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o what_o god_n profess_v ezek._n 33.11_o and_o the_o 18.32_o that_o he_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o death_n of_o he_o that_o die_v but_o that_o he_o turn_v from_o his_o sin_n and_o live_v now_o if_o the_o repentance_n of_o a_o sinner_n be_v more_o please_v to_o god_n and_o more_o will_v and_o desire_v of_o he_o then_o his_o death_n than_o god_n desire_n or_o will_v to_o slay_v a_o sinner_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o not_o repent_v but_o this_o word_n for_o or_o because_o be_v speak_v only_o by_o way_n of_o demonstration_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o precede_v like_v unto_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o mary_n in_o the_o gospel_n that_o much_o be_v forgive_v she_o for_o she_o love_v much_o luk._n 7.47_o not_o that_o her_o love_n be_v the_o cause_n or_o reason_n that_o 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hearken_v unto_o you_o vers_n 4._o and_o the_o lord_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o he_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o chap._n 9.12_o from_o those_o and_o the_o like_a place_n man_n do_v conclude_v that_o god_n do_v positive_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o some_o so_o that_o they_o can_v believe_v and_o obey_v the_o truth_n for_o say_v they_o god_n be_v so_o far_o from_o enable_v pharaoh_n to_o do_v what_o he_o require_v of_o he_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_a he_o harden_v his_o heart_n that_o he_o may_v not_o do_v it_o for_o answer_v whereunto_o consider_v that_o as_o god_n tempt_v no_o man_n to_o sin_n so_o much_o less_o do_v he_o harden_v any_o man_n in_o sin_n again_o where_o it_o be_v say_v i_o will_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n chap._n 7.3_o but_o pharaoh_n shall_v not_o hearken_v unto_o you_o vers_n 4._o it_o may_v as_o true_o and_o more_o proper_o be_v read_v and_o i_o shall_v hearden_v pharach_n heart_n but_o he_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o you_o for_o shall_v 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