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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 how is God present? Not as praesensibus Corporis according to Austins exposition of the word praesent; for God is no sensible thing, for then he were corporal, and to be praesensibus animi is nothing to the purpose. God doth coexist with every thing that is. For they do exist, and God doth exist: But doth God coexist with them in time? they do exist in time, that is their measure of duration, but God in eternity that is the measure of his duration, to wit himself.
But how is God present? Not as praesensibus Corporis according to Austins exposition of the word praesent; for God is no sensible thinge, for then he were corporall, and to be praesensibus animi is nothing to the purpose. God dothe coexist with every thing that is. For they doe exist, and God doth exist: But doth God coexist with them in time? they doe exist in time, that is their measure of duration, but God in eternitie that is the measure of his duration, to witt himselfe.
They do exist in place, that is the measure of corporal extension; but doth God exist in place, who hath no extension? doth he not rather exist in his own immensity which ⟨p. 114⟩is all one with himself, like as is his eternity? In a word, the several beings of one thing in another are usually comprehended in these verses. Insunt pars, totum, Species, Genus, & calor igni. Rex in Regno, res in sine locoque locatum.
They doe exist in place, that is the measure of corporall extension; but doth God exist in place, who hathe no extension? dothe he not rather exist in his owne immensitie which ⟨p. 114⟩is all one with himselfe, like as is his eternitie? In a word, the severall beings of one thing in another are usually comprehended in these verses. Insunt pars, totum, Species, Genus, & calor igni. Rex in Regno, res in sine locoque locatum.