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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.
Neither do I see any reason why the knowledge of God, whereby he knows all things, should be called the eye of his. Providence: seeing Providence began with the world, but his knowledge was the same before the world began, and by his providence it is more properly said, that he governs all things, then that he knows all things.
Neyther doe I see any reason why the knowledge of God, whereby he knowes all things, should be called the eye of his. Providence: seing Providence beganne with the world, but his knowledge was the same before the world beganne, and by his providence it is more properly sayd, that he governes all things, then that he knowes all thing•s.
Again you return to the devised Circular form of eternity (yet that will not warrant a Circular duration thereof, which was your former figment) and tell us that there is no period ⟨p. 203⟩of time, which is not so environed with eternity, as the earth or centre is with the Heavens; save only that the Heavens are finite, and eternity infinite.
Agayne you returne to the devised Circular forme of eternitie (yet that will not warrant a Circular duration thereof, which was your former sigment) and tell us that there is no period ⟨p. 203⟩of time, which is not so environed with eternitie, as the earth or center is with the Heavens; save onely that the Heavens are finite, and eternitie infinite.
Give me leave to profess the absurdity of this conceit of yours amongst many others. For what do you talk of environing that which hath no sides, but only hath a kind of extension of succession in length of parts one after another.