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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 all this while we have not found which way Time is driven in your opinion: For sure your meaning is not that time is driven circularly (though I have observed you to discourse of circular duration.) And my reason is this: if the motion from East to West should drive Time another way of motion circular; then seeing that motion which makes the day is contrary to that motion which constitutes the year, it would follow, that the time of the day should go a way quite contrary to the Time of the year: And as little reason to drive time another way, in respect of direct motion.
But all this while we have not found which waye Time is driven in your opinion: For sure your meaning is not that time is driven circularly (though I have observed you to discourse of circular duration.) And my reason is this: if the motion from East to West should drive Time another waye of motion circular; then seing that motion which makes the daye is contrary to that motion which constitutes the yeare, it would follow, that the time of the daye should goe a waye quite contrary to the Time of the yeare: And as litle reason to drive time another waye, in respect of direct motion.
For there is no reason why the way of Time should be towards the East, rather then towards the West, or contrariwise; and why rather either of these ways, then towards the North or towards the South.
For there is no reason whie the waye of Time should be towards the East, rather then towards the West, or contrariwise; and why rather eyther of these wayes, then towards the North or towards the South.
And no marvel, seeing the way of place is one thing, & the way of time another: For though the stream run directly Eastward, and turn a wheel round; 'tis nothing strange, sith both are bodies apt to move, and the stream apt to run downward, and a wheel apt to be turned round. But time is not a body that it can move an way.