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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.
His chiefest argument is this […] when God created the world either he was there before he created it or no. If he were there before he created it, then he was in Uacuo. For before the creation was, nothing was without God, but Vacuum. If you say, God was not there before he ⟨p. 97⟩created the world; this he saith is contrary to reason. But to my judgement it is contrary to all reason, to say that the differences of site, as here […] there were extant, before any thing was created. Well he proves it thus; for say••• he, God must first be there, before he works there. I answer; Gods works are of diverse sorts; there is a work of creation, a work of preservation, and a work of moving his creatures agreeably to their natures diverse and sundry ways, as he thinks good. Now all other operations of God about his creatures, suppose his being in them, they being already created, but his creation doth not, much less doth it suppose his being there as in Uacuo. For to be in Uacuo, is as much as to say to be in nothing. Which I confess is true of God taking it as a negative thus, God was not in any thing. The truth is, all differences of place and site as here, & there, and else where, are not, but by creation. For to say that God is in some site or place, is to say, that some site or place or thing is coexistent with God, which cannot be without creation. That which he addeth hereunto is of the same nature, and admits the same solution, now I proceed along with you.
His cheifest argument is this 〈…〉 when God created the world eyther he was there before he created it or no. If he were there before he created it, then he was in Uacuo. For before the creation was, nothing was without God, but Uacuum. If you say, God was not there before he ⟨p. 97⟩created the world; this he saythe is contrary to reason. But to my judgement it is contrary to all reason, to say that the differences of site, as here 〈…〉 there were extant, before any thing was created. Well he prooves it thus; for say••• he, God must first be there, before he workes there. I answere; Gods workes are of diverse sorts; there is a worke of creation, a worke of preservation, and a worke of moovinge his creatures agreeably to their natures diverse and sundry wayes, as he thinkes good. Now all other operations of God about his creatures, suppose his being in them, they being allready created, but his creation dothe not, much lesse dothe it suppose his being there as in Uacuo. For to be in Uacuo, is as much as to say to be in nothinge. Which I confesse is true of God taking it as a negative thus, God was not in any thing. The truthe is, all differences of place and site as here, & there, and els where, are not, but by creation. For to say that God is in some site or place, is to say, that some site or place or thing is coexistent with God, which cannot be without creation. That which he addethe herunto is of the same nature, and admitts the same solution, now I proceede along with you.