A14095:1176
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.
Thirdly and lastly; like as it followeth not, that because we must pray for all men, therefore we must pray for every man throughout the world; in like sort it followeth not, that because our Church prescribes us to pray for all Jews, Turks and Infidels; therefore it prescribes us to pray for every Jew, Turk, and Infidel throughout the world; and look what restraint may be laid upon all men, the very same restraint of interpretation may be laid upon all Jews, all Turks, and all Infidels. Yet you keep your course, and tell us that as God made all things without invitation, (a pretty phrase for them that affect eloquence beyond intelligence) out of mere love, made nothing hateful. Apply this I pray to devils, and see whether we have not as good a ground to pray for them as for others. Again, if sin hath made them hateful, is there not sin enough in the world, in Jews, Turks, and Infidels to make them hateful? Wherefore though in case they were in the same state wherein God made them, then they should not be hateful to God, and thereupon be thought fit matter of prayers; yet seeing they are in the state of sin, and consequently hateful to God; for the same cause, in just proportion of reason, they are no fit matter for our prayers. Though a full measure only of enmity against God exempt men from Gods love, yet will you deny that such a full measure is found in many throughout the world? and will not this be sufficient to forbid our prayers for all and every one? Sure I am, if there be any in the 1world that sin a sin unto death, we may not pray for such an one.
Thirdly and lastly; like as it followeth not, that because we must pray for all men, therefore wee must pray for every man throughout the world; in like sort it followeth not, that because our Church prescribes us to pray for all Iewes, Turks and Infidels; therefore it prescribes us to pray for every Iew, Turke, and Infidel throughout the world; and looke what restraint may be laid upon all men, the very same restraint of interpretation may be laid upon all Jewes, all Turkes, and all Insidels. Yet you keep your course, and tel us that as God made all things without invitation, (a prettie phrase for them that affect eloquence beyond intelligence) out of meere love, made nothing hatefull. Apply this I pray to devils, and see whether we have not as good a ground to pray for them as for others. Againe, if sinne hath made them hatefull, is there not sinne enough in the world, in Iewes, Turkes, and Infidels to make them hatefull? Wherefore though in case they were in the same state wherein God made them, then they should not be hatefull to God, and thereupon be thought fit matter of prayers; yet seeing they are in the state of sinne, and consequently hatefull to God; for the same cause, in just proportion of reason, they are no fit matter for our praiers. Though a full measure onely of enmitie against God exempt men from Gods love, yet will you denie that such a full measure is found in many throughout the world? and will not this be sufficient to forbid our praiers for all and everie one? Sure I am, if there be anie in the