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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.
or then a Stork, that hath her name from [Greek or Hebrew], and in the Hebrew is called [Greek or Hebrew], which is a word near of kin to [Greek or Hebrew], bowels of compassion, as which indeed are most tender in her. A story whereof we have in the description of the Netherlands: namely, of a Stork, that when the house was on fire where her nest was, kept the fire off from her young ones with her own body and wings so long till she was burnt her self.
or then a Storke, that hath her name from 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, and in the Hebrew is called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which is a word neere of kinne to 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, bowels of compassion, as which indeed are most tender in her. A story whereof we have in the description of the Netherlands: namely, of a Storke, that when the house was on fire where her nest was, kept the fire off from her yong ones with her owne body and wings so long till she was burnt her selfe.
Still you proceed in amplifying the love of God, nothing to the purpose. For the question is not, how great Gods love is towards those on whom it is placed; but whether it extend to all or no? You say, All the sweet fruits and comforts of love, whether of fathers and mothers towards their children, or of husbands ⟨p. 501⟩toward their wives, or of brethren to brethren, sisters to sisters, or of one friend to another (their sinfulness excepted) are but distillations or infusions of his infinite love to our nature. We well know, the love of God exceeds all this; bu• I verily think your pen hath run riot ere you are aware, and you have written you know not, or you consider not what. For, herehence it followeth, that there is no act so abominable of the will of the creature, but God may infuse it, the sinfulness only thereof excepted; which yet is a very sorry exception. for sinfulness is not a thing that can be infused by God, Angel, or man. Of old is was determined by Augustine, that sin hath