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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.
Moses prayed God to wipe him out of the book of life, rather then to destroy his people in the wilderness. God had no such resolution, and what sober Divine could doubt, but that Moses knew well that this could not be, yet he shows ⟨p. 511⟩hereby what his desire was, secluding the consideration of Gods will to the contrary, and what he would prefer, •f he were left to himself, even his own eternal confusion, rather then the glory of God should be obscured. And who ever censured this prayer of Moses for sin? I am sure God doth not: so S. Paul could wish himself separate from Christ for his brethren's sake, which were his kinsmen according to the flesh, Rom. 9. 2. yet he well knew that nothing could separate him from the love of God in Christ. Our Saviour in like sort well knew that the cup must not pass from him, yet nevertheless he prayed earnestly that that cup might pass, if it were possible, and with final submission of his will to the will of his Father.
Moses prayed God to wipe him out of the booke of life, rather then to destroy his people in the wildernesse. God had no such resolution, and what sober Divine could doubt, but that Moses knew well that this could not be, yet hee shewes ⟨p. 511⟩hereby what his desire was, secluding the consideration of Gods will to the contrary, and what he would preferre, •f hee were left to himselfe, even his owne eternall confusion, rather then the glory of God should bee obscured. And who ever censured this prayer of Moses for sinne? I am sure God doth not: so S. Paul could wish himselfe separate from Christ for his brethrens sake, which were his kinsmen according to the flesh, Rom. 9. 2. yet he well knew that nothing could separate him from the love of God in Christ. Our Saviour in like sort well knew that the cup must not passe from him, yet neverthelesse he prayed earnestly that that cup might passe, if it were possible, and with finall submission of his will to the will of his Father.