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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.
So is the month, so is the year most uniform, taking it to consist of how many days and hours soever you will: I grant things in time may dure more or less; but time it self admits no contraction or dilatation; as for example, a day cannot be contracted into the space of an hour; nor an hour cannot be dilated into the space of a day; but the motion of a day may be contracted and reduced within the space of an hour; that is, a thing may move as fast in an hour as it doth in a day, I have heard of a Pope, that when his country men presuming of his omnipotency, entreated they might have two summers in a year, made answer as Elijah did to Elisha, that he had asked a very hard thing; yet it might be obtained by them upon a condition: And when they being eager to obtain what they desired, showed their willingness to accept of any condition; Hereupon the Pope told them, that upon condition to account 24. months to their year, they should have two summers every year: This was a cunning trick to fill his country mens mouths with empty spoons: He was no more able to gratify his country-men in this, then Mark Anthony was the Athenians, who having imposed a double tribute in one year; was told by an Orator, that if he ⟨p. 162⟩could give them two Summers, and two Springs within the compass of one year, he might exact two revenues, not otherwise.
So is the moneth, so is the yeare most uniforme, taking it to consist of how many dayes and howres soever you will: I grant things in time may dure more or lesse; but time it selfe admitts no contraction or dilatation; as for example, a daye cannot be contracted into the space of an houre; nor an houre cannot be dilated into the space of a day; but the motion of a day may be contracted and reduced within the space of an houre; that is, a thing may move as fast in an houre as it doth in a day, I have heard of a Pope, that when his countrey men presuming of his omnipotency, entreated they might have two sommers in a yeare, made answere as Elias did to Elisha, that he had asked a very hard thing; yet it might be obteyned by them upon a condition: And when they being eager to obteyne what they desired, shewed theyr willingnes to accept of any condition; Hereupon the Pope told them, that upon condition to accompt 24. monthes to theyr yeare, they should have two sommers every yeare: This was a cunning trick to fill his countrey mens mouthes with empty spoones: He was no more able to gratifie his countrey-men in this, then Mark Anthony was the Athenians, who having imposed a double tribute in one yeare; was told by an Oratour, that if he