A14095:1139
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.
So that I guess your meaning according to the articles of your own creed, is but this; That Gods love is such to them that all their life past (not simply all their life, but all their life ⟨p. 506⟩past) have hated him, that, He will not their death, but rather that they return and live. And I grant, that this is true of many in most proper speech, namely, of all the elect of God, though it be long ere God calleth and converteth some of them. Of others also that live in the Church, I have showed, how it may have course in the same sense, that God is said, not so much willingly to afflict them for their sins, as for refusing to repent and turn unto God after they have sinned.
So that I guesse your meaning according to the articles of your owne creed, is but this; That Gods love is such to them that all their life past (not simply all their life, but all their life ⟨p. 506⟩past) have hated him, that, He will not their death, but rather that they returne and live. And I grant, that this is true of many in most proper speech, namely, of all the elect of God, though it bee long ere God calleth and converteth some of them. Of others also that live in the Church, I have shewed, how it may have course in the same sense, that God is said, not so much willingly to afflict them for their sinnes, as for refusing to repent and turne unto God after they have sinned.
When you tell us of infinite places more of sacred texts, and those most perspicuous in themselves, and also that, The whole ancient Church, with some small exception, which yet may be counterpoised, is ready to give joint verdict for you, it savoureth hotly of Smithfield eloquence; Pessima quò vendas opus est mangone perito Qui Smithfieldensi polleat eloquio.
When you tell us of infinite places more of sacred texts, and those most perspicuous in themselves, and also that, The whole ancient Church, with some small exception, which yet may bee counterpoised, is ready to give joynt verdict for you, it savoureth hotly of Smithfield eloquence; Pessima quò vendas opus est mangone perito Qui Smithfieldensi polleat eloquio.