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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.
Another argument may be conceived thus. It is commonly received, that every substance is more noble, and of greater dignity then any accident. And therefore if accidents were to be found in God, some thing should be found in God, more ignoble then his creatures.
Another argument may be conceaved thus. It is commonly receaved, that every substance is more noble, and of greater dignitie then any accident. And therfore if accidents were to be found in God, some thinge shoulde be founde in God, more ignoble then his creatures.
If accidents were to be found in God, then either they shall denote entities of perfection or imperfection. Impossible it is that any entity of perfection should be found in God. For Deus est quo nihil melius excogitari potest. If of perfection, then it is the very essence of God and no accident, for as much as Gods essence is [Greek or Hebrew], which comprehends all perfection of entity. Like as heat comprehends all degrees of heat.
If accidents were to be found in God, then eyther they shall denote entities of perfection or imperfection. Impossible it is that any entitie of perfection shoulde be founde in God. For Deus est quo nihil melius excogitari potest. If of perfection, then it is the very essence of God and no accident, for as much as Gods essence is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which comprehendes all perfection of entitie. Like as heate comprehendes all degrees of heate.
Again an accident is compared to the subject, as an act to the power of receiving it. But there can be no power passive in God: For as much as passive power is always perfected by the act. And so the nature of God should admit perfection from an accident.