A14095:1046
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.
for such plead at the day of judgement, Have we not prophesied in thy name? and S. Paul observed, that some preached Christ not chastely, but upon pretence, 1and that with foul intentions, even to add affliction to Pauls bonds; yet howsoever he rejoiced in this, that Christ was preached, which he would never have done, if by their preaching none were likely to be brought over to Christ by faith and repentance.
for such plead at the day of judgement, Have we not prophesied in thy name? and S. Paul observed, that some preached Christ not chastly, but upon pretence, 1and that with foule intentions, even to adde affliction to Pauls bonds; yet howsoever he rejoyced in this, that Christ was preached, which hee would never have done, if by their preaching none were likely to be brought over to Christ by faith and repentance.
- 1Phil. 1.
Again, to inspire them with good desires, and with conformity to Gods will, this is no other in your language, then to exhort them hereunto. And thus it is that God works in us both the will and the deed, according to his good pleasure. Now this speech bewrayeth you as much as ever Peters speech bewrayed him; but with this difference, Peters speech bewrayed him to be a follower of Christ, but your speech bewrayeth you to be a follower of Pelagius, and as like him as if you were spit out of his mouth; for thus did Pelagius discourse, Operatur Deus in nobis velle quod bonum est, velle quod sanctum est, dum nos terrenis cupiditatibus deditos futurae gloriae 1magnitudine & premiorum pollicitatione succendit, dumb revelation sapientiae, in desiderium Dei stupentem suscitat voluntatem, dum nobis suadet omnem quod bonum est. Now see to what acknowledgement