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A discovery of D. Jacksons vanity. Or A perspective glass, whereby the admirers of…A discovery of D. Iacksons vanitie. Or A perspective glasse, wherby the admirers of…
A discovery of D. Jacksons vanity. Or A perspective glass, whereby the admirers of D. Jacksons profound discourses, may see the vanity and weakness of them, in sundry passages, and especially so far as they tend to the undermining of the doctrine hitherto received. Written by William Twice, Doctor of Divinity, as they say, from whom the copy came to the pressA discovery of D. Iacksons vanitie. Or A perspective glasse, wherby the admirers of D. Iacksons profound discourses, may see the vanitie and weaknesse of them, in sundry passages, and especially so farre as they tende to the undermining of the doctrine hitherto received. Written by William Twisse, Doctor of Divinitie, as they say, from whom the copie came to the presse
Amsterdam: printed by the successors of Giles Thorp, 1631
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.
And as the Apostle saith, Sin not only provoked by temptation, 1but even taking occasion by the Commandment, doth bring forth in us all manner of concupiscences. It seems you are a very moral man your self, that are so well persuaded of others▪ but in the mean time, you are little thankful unto Gods grace; For this your morality, when you ascribe it to a general inclination of nature, belike you are loath to be beholding to Gods grace; for the morality of your nature, I wonder the less at the prodigious blindness of your mind, maintaining that he, who hates his brother, desires, to deserve well of him, whereas S. John saith, that he, who hateth his brother, is a manslayer, that the avaricious person, desires to be liberal, and the 2Hypocrite, desires to be upright, and the unmerciful to be compassionate, the Extortioner or robber to be just, and the Niggard to be bountiful, which is as much as to say, that the ⟨p. 421⟩hot fire, desires to be cold as earth, and the cold earth desires to be as hot as fire.
And as the Apostle sayth, Sinne not only provoked by temptation, 1but even taking occasion by the Commandement, doth bring forth in us all manner of concupiscences. It seemes you are a very morall man your selfe, that are so well perswaded of others▪ but in the meane time, you are little thankfull unto Gods grace; For this your morality, when you ascribe it to a generall inclination of nature, belike you are loath to be beholding to Gods grace; for the morality of your nature, I wonder the lesse at the prodigious blindnesse of your minde, mainteyning that he, who hates his brother, desires, to deserve well of him, whereas S. Iohn sayth, that he, who hateth his brother, is a manslayer, that the avaritious person, desires to be liberall, and the 2Hypocrite, desires to be upright, and the unmercifull to be compassionate, the Extortioner or robber to be just, and the Niggard to be bountifull, which is as much as to say, that the