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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.
Now you see we are upon the matter; and withal quite off from your assertion. For even these Nominals do not hold it to be a point irresoluble, as you speak, but resoluble, and they actually resolve it for the affirmative, to wit Gabriel Biel, after Occam. Now what will you say if they resolve it for the negative, and so both ways, namely both negatively and affirmatively, (which you say, they hold for a point irresoluble). And indeed they resolve it both ways: for I have not told you all; They interpose a caution, & the caution is this, Si possibilie esset locus indivisibilis: Whence you may easily guess what their meaning is; to wit, that indeed a punctual and indivisible place cannot be existent, and consequently neither can an Angel be defined therein, or coassist thereto; there is the resolution negative. But in case such a punctual place were possible then an Angel might coassist thereto; there have you the resolution affirmative, in both opposite to this assertion of yours.
Now you see we are upon the matter; and withall quite off from your assertion. For even these Nominalls doe not holde it to be a point irresoluble, as you speake, but resoluble, and they actually resolve it for the affirmative, to witt Gabriel Biel, after Occam. Nowe what will you say if they resolve it for the negative, and so bothe wayes, namely both negatively and affirmatively, (which you say, they holde for a point irresoluble). And indeede they resolve it bothe wayes: for I have not tolde you all; They interpose a caution, & the caution is this, Si possibilie esset locus indivisibilis: Whence you may easily guesse what their meaninge is; to witt, that indeede a punctuall and indivisible place cannot be existent, and consequently neyther can an Angell be defined therin, or coasist therto; there is the resolution negative. But in case such a punctuall place were possible then an Angell might coasist therto; there have you the resolution affirmative, in both opposite to this assertion of yours.
But who they be you speak of, that hold this point irresoluble, you conceal. And yet it may be, some such there are.
But who they be you speake of, that holde this point irresoluble, you conceale. And yet it may be, some such there are.