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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.
Yet you talk of a mobility of the Deity (a prodigious phrase) though you think to charm it, by calling it more then infinite, and calling the motion thereof a supermotion; and this his mobility, as well as his immobility formerly spoken of, you make to proceed from the infinite vigour of his vitality.
Yet you talke of a mobilitie of the Deitie (a prodigious phrase) thoughe you thinke to charme it, by calling it more then infinite, and calling the motion therof a supermotion; and this his mobilitie, as well as his immobility formerly spoken of, you make to proceede from the infinite vigour of his vitalitie.
Nor doth eternity (say you) receive addition from succession infinite; Belike it receives succession (in your opinion) though no addition thereby. For if it receives no succession at all, what sober man could expect, that it should receive addition by it.
Nor dothe eternitie (say you) receave addition from succession infinite; Belike it receaves succession (in your opinion) though no addition therby. For if it receaves no succession at all, what sober man coulde expect, that it should receave addition by it.
At length you come towards that, which I have a long time looked for: Eternity, you say, is like to a fixed centre, because indivisibly immutable, but it is also as you say, like unto a circle, but you tell us not wherein, nor why.
At lengthe you come towards that, which I have a long time looked for: Eternitie, you say, is like to a fixed center, because indivisibly immutable, but it is allso as you say, like unto a circle, but you tell us not wherein, nor why.