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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.
We truly say, this day is present; this month is present; this year is present, like as time is said to be present, to wit, by way of succession of parts, which parts are not moments succeeding one another, but times Homogeneall, though according to reason divisible in infinitum, as all things continual are.
We truly say, this daye is present; this month is present; this yeare is present, like as time is sayd to be present, to witt, by way of succession of parts, which parts are not moments succeeding one another, but times Homogeneall, though according to reason divisible in infinitum, as all things continuall are.
3. How the Angels do account the continuation of their duration, I know not; but surely we have no better means to account their duration past, then by the making of the World, and the number of yearly revolutions of the Heavens, that have been since. But because we believe, that God could have made Angels, & no visible World; yea and made the Heavens without moving of them; in which case yet I doubt not but their duration, & continuance thereof should be known to themselves, but by what means I know hor.
3. How the Angells doe accoumpt the continuation of theyr duration, I know not; but surely we have no better meanes to accoumpt theyr duration past, then by the making of the World, and the number of yearely revolutions of the Heavens, that have bene since. But because we believe, that God could have made Angells, & no visible World; yea and made the Heavens without moving of them; in which case yet I doubt not but their duration, & continuance thereof should be knowne to themselfes, but by what meanes I know hor.
The Learned do distinguish of the duration of Angels, ⟨p. 164⟩