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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.
If a desire to continue what they are doth argue, they have not all that in present possession which is allotted to their complete duration; then surely they never shall, nor we neither, ⟨p. 165⟩no not in the state of glory, have all in present possession which is allotted to our duration: And what, I pray, is wanting? You will say the future duration; but what, I pray, do we get by that, when as fast as duration future becomes present, so fast duration present becomes past? Yet surely by continuing what we are, we loose nothing; & if by this, that our duration passeth in respect of time, we cannot be said to loose any thing; then surely by this, that duration cometh on as fast, we cannot be said to gain any thing. If indeed we should grow weaker and weaker, and our strength and prosperity should pass with time, then we should be losers by it, not otherwise; So if we should grow stronger and stronger, & our strength or prosperity should increase with time, then we should be gainers by it, and not otherwise.
If a desire to continue what they are doth argue, they have not all that in present possession which is allotted to their compleat duration; then surely they never shall, nor we neyther, ⟨p. 165⟩no not in the state of glorie, have all in present possession which is allotted to our duration: And what, I pray, is wanting? You will say the future duration; but what, I pray, doe we gett by that, when as fast as duration future becomes present, so fast duration present becomes past? Yet surely by continuing what we are, we loose nothing; & if by this, that our duration passeth in respect of time, we cannot be sayd to loose any thing; then surely by this, that duration commeth on as fast, we cannot be sayd to gayne any thing. If indeed we should grow weaker and weaker, and our strength and prosperity should passe with time, then we should be loosers by it, not otherwise; So if we should grow stronger and stronger, & our strength or prosperity should encrease with time, then we should be gayners by it, and not otherwise.