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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.
This curiosity is worth the examining, it may minister some merry matter of refreshment unto us, which in my judgement, your reader hath no little need of to take him of from too sad and serious attention in tracking your obscure phrase, and treading out thence some morsel of good meaning.
This curiositie is worth the examining, it may minister some merry matter of refreshment unto us, which in my judgement, your reader hath no litle need of to take him of from too sad and serious attention in tracking your obscure phrase, and treading out therhence some morsell of good meaning.
I think you speak of motion circular, and that of the heavens, because nothing so fit to notify unto us Time, as that, and of such motion you speak as immediately before you have signified: Well then; The circular motion of the Heavens goeth one way, and drives Time another way: Before you told us that Motion notifies Time, here you say, It drives Time; but how? Not the same way, but another way as the streams which runs Eastward, drives the wheel West-ward: And which way. I pray doth Time pass: Eastward of Westward? As there is a motion of the heavens, that makes the day, which is from East to west; so there is a motion of the Sun which makes the year, and that motion is from West to East; doth each motion drive time a different way or the same way? Again each motion is not only from East to West, as the first, and from West to East as the second; but the first is again from West to East, and the second is again from East to West; You have not told us, which way Time is driven by motion; and ergo: being to seek, you drive our inquisitions divers ways, and perhaps all different from your own; And all because you will not acquaint is with the way you conceive to your self, ergo; you drive us other ways, as the motion drives time: Let us see whether we can have any help from your comparison.
I thinck you speak of motion circular, and that of the heavens, because nothing so fitt to notifie unto us Time, as that, and of such motion you speak as immediately before you have signified: Well then; The circular motion of the Heavens goeth one waye, and drives Time another waye: Before you told us that Motion notifies Time, here you say, It drives Time; but how? Not the same waye, but another waye as the streames which runnes Eastward, drives the wheele West-ward: And which waye. I pray doth Time passe: Eastward of Westward? As there is a motion of the heavens, that makes the daye, which is from East to west; so there is a motion of the Sun which makes the yeare, and that motion is from West to East; doth each motion drive time a different waye or the same waye? Againe each motion is not onely from East to West, as the first, and from West to East as the second; but the first is againe from West to East, and the second is againe from East to West; You have not told us, which waye Time is driven by motion; and ergo: being to seeke, you drive our inquisitions divers wayes, and perhaps all different from your owne; And all because you will not acquaint is with the waye you conceave to your selfe, ergo; you drive us other wayes, as the motion drives time: Let us see whether we can have any help from your comparison.