A14095:1156
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 he is not truly called Omnipotent, in any other respect then because he can bring to pass whatsoever he will have to be, neither can the effect of will omnipotent be hindered by the wit of any creature. So that herein we have both the authority of so great a Father, and manifest reason also directly opposite to your discourse. To avoid the brunt whereof, you juggle and consider his restraint there, where he doth not use it.
For he is not truly called Omnipotent, in any other respect then because he can bring to passe whatsoever he will have to be, neither can the effect of will omnipotent be hindred by the wit of any creature. So that herein we have both the authority of so great a Father, and manifest reason also directly opposite to your discourse. To avoid the brunt whereof, you juggle and consider his restraint there, where he doth not use it.
And here you tell us magnificently, that if any man will lay ⟨p. 514⟩this restraint upon this place, the scanning of the words following, the fitting of the matter contained in both, with the reason of the exhortation, and other real circumstances, will shake off this or other like restriction, with greater ease then it can be laid upon it. Here we have a great deal of cry, if the wool be answerable, we shall speed a great deal better then he in Aelian that shore his hogs. But the mischief is, S. Austin doth use no restraint in this place; but conceives the Apostles commandment to be this, ut oraretur pro singulis. So that your pains is like to be well bestowed, in shaking of Augustine's restriction from this place, whereupon he laid no restriction at all. It seems you came to this discourse as a man should come to play at putfinger in the dark.
And here you tell us magnificently, that if any man will lay ⟨p. 514⟩this restraint upon this place, the scanning of the words following, the fitting of the matter contained in both, with the reason of the exhortation, and other reall circumstances, will shake off this or other like restriction, with greater ease then it can be laid upon it. Here we have a great deale of cry, if the wooll be answerable, wee shall speed a great deale better then he in Aelian that shore his hogs. But the mischiefe is, S. Austin doth use no restraint in this place; but conceives the Apostles commandement to be this, ut oraretur pro singulis. So that your paines is like to bee well bestowed, in shaking of Austines restriction from this place, whereupon he laid no restriction at all. It seemes you came to this discourse as a man should come to play at putfinger in the darke.