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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.
but the operations of all these united in himself, are every where, and so saith Durand; God filleth all things with his sweet influence and effects of his power, wisdom, and goodness, all which are as it were the Trinity of his one essence. Thus we may say, his power, and wisdom, and goodness reacheth unto the earth, and to every thing within this canopy, either by way of influence natural, or by way of influence gracious; like as in the Palace of the third Heaven, by way of influence glorious. All which are not properly his wisdom, and power, and goodness, but rather the effects of them; of them I say, which yet are all one thing with his essence. But Gods essence is such as implieth no respect unto outward things, as his wisdom, power, and goodness do both, in the way of mercy, and in the way of judgement.
but the operations of all these united in himselfe, are every where, and so sayth Durand; God fillethe all thinges with his sweete influence and effects of his power, wisedome, and goodnes, all which are as it were the Trinitie of his one essence. Thus we may say, his power, and wisedome, and goodnes reachethe unto the earthe, and to every thinge within this canopy, eyther by way of influence naturall, or by way of influence gracious; like as in the Pallace of the third Heaven, by way of influence glorious. All which are not properly his wisedome, and power, and goodnes, but rather the effects of them; of them I say, which yet are all one thinge with his essence. But Gods essence is such as implyethe no respect unto outward thinges, as his wisedome, power, and goodnes doe bothe, in the way of mercy, and in the way of judgement.
It implies contradiction to affirm his power, or wisdom to be more infinite then his essence, if so be we conceive his power, and wisdom to be his essence. And yet to be in many places more then another thing is, is not to make it infinite, because all places put together, are but finite, much less to make it more infinite.
It implyes contradiction to affirme his power, or wisedome to be more infinite then his essence, if so be we conceave his power, and wisedome to be his essence. And yet to be in many places more then another thing is, is not to make it infinite, because all places put together, are but finite, much lesse to make it more infinite.