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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 willingly grant, that Gods eternity is a duration without beginning, and without end; This is nothing strange, nothing remote from vulgar capacity.
We willingly grant, that Gods eternitie is a duration without beginninge, and without ende; This is nothing strange, nothing remote from vulgar capacitie.
But to say it is a Circular duration, is such an attempt, and so audacious, as I think, it never entered into any sober mans brain either sleeping or waking, before it was fancied by your self.
But to say it is a Circular duration, is such an attempt, and so audacious, as I thinke, it never entered into any sober mans brayne eyther sleeping or wakinge, before it was fancyed by your selfe.
Lets bid farewell to Aristotle's Philosophy, and let Plato's Divinity come in the place of it. Distil Plotinus his Philosophy, and Ficinus Commentaries upon Plotin's Enneades throughout, and see whether any such Extract can be made, ⟨p. 189⟩as this Circular duration you dream of, and commend to the World as some rare notion.
Lets bid farewell to Aristotles Philosophy, and let Platoes Divinitie come in the place of it. Distill Plotinus his Philosophy, and Ficinus Commentaries upon Plotins Enneades throughout, and see whether any such Extract can be made, ⟨p. 189⟩as this Circular duration you dreame of, and commend to the World as some rare notion.