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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.
At the time of Noah's flood God was coexistent with it by virtue of his eternity, which makes him necessarily to coexist with all things when they are, like as by virtue of his immensity he necessarily filleth all places, as soon as there are any places to fill. But God was not everlastingly coexistent with Noah's flood, for as much as neither before the time of Noah's flood, was God coexistent with it nor after: For to coexist with Noah's flood doth imply the existence of Noah's flood: But Noah's flood did neither exist before the time of it nor after.
At the time of Noahs floud God was coexistent with it by vertue of his eternirye, which makes him necessarily to coexist wiih all things when they are, like as by vertue of his immensitie he necessarily filleth all places, as soone as there are any places to fill. But God was not everlastingly coexistent with Noahs floud, for as much as neyther before the time of Noahs floud, was God coexistent with it nor after: For to coexist with Noahs floud doth implye the existence of Noahs floud: But Noahs floud did neyther exist before the time of it nor after.
In like sort to say that God doth now coexist with all things present is true; but to say he doth everlastingly coexist with this time present, and the things therein is most untrue: For if this were true, then it were as true that he did coexist yesterday, with this day and shall coexist to morrow with this present, which is utterly untrue; for if it were true, then yesterday and to morrow should be this present day, Nay it would follow that this present day were everlasting (and not time only in general) if so be God did everlastingly coexist, with it.
In like sort to say that God doth now coexist with all things present is true; but to say he doth everlastingly coexist with this time present, and the things therein is most untrue: For if this were true, then it were as true that he did coexist yesterday, with this day and shall coexist to morrow with this present, which is utterly untrue; for if it were true, then yesterday and to morrow should be this present day, Nay it would follow that this present day were everlasting (and not time onely in generall) if so be God did everlastingly coexist, with it.