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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
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But were it so; yet surely the shortness of continuance of any thing, nothing hinders the true being thereof, when ⟨p. 185⟩it is. A child of a day old, hath as true being, as Methuselah had, who lived till he was, almost a thousand.
But were it so; yet surely the shortnes of continuance of any thinge, nothinge hinders the true beinge therof, when ⟨p. 185⟩it is. A childe of a day olde, hath as true being, as Methusalch had, who lived till he was, allmost a thousand.
It seems the sent of Plotinus his subtleties, hath perfumed all those that have dwelt under his shadow; and therefore no marvel if Ficinus commenting upon him, savoureth hereof also. He compares, you say liternitie to a centre, and time to the points or extremities of the line in the circumference alway moving about the Centre, so that if it were an eye it might view them all at once.
It seemes the sent of Plotinus his subtilties, hathe perfumed all those that have dwelt under his shadowe; and therfore no merveyle if Ficinus commenting upon him, savoureth herof allso. He compares, you say liternitie to a center, and time to the points or extreamities of the line in the circumference allwaye moovinge about the Center, so that if it were an eye it might viewe them all at once.
I doubt not, but ere we depart from this chapter, we shall meet with the Circumference of eternity as well as with the centre of it; but not from Plotinus his text, or Ficinus his Commentaries, but from one that will be bold to add a Gemora to their Talmud.