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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.
But whether you understand your self or no I know not. I doubt I never shall; yet I will not give over, I will adventure to discuss it, and to shake this rotten stuff in pieces, that at least it may not abuse the readers with suspicion of some rare notions, whom they cannot endoctrinate. First you speak of revolutions plural yea infinite, how you have come by them I know not, unless as capons come by chicken; you made supposal of a thing impossible enough, namely of the revolutions of the heavens in one instant of time, but it was only one revolution, and hereupon you steal up many revolutions, yea infinite, I know not how, neither do you once go about to explicate how.
But whether you understand your selfe or noe I know not. I doubte I never shall; yet I will not give over, I will adventure to discusse it, and to shake this rotten stuffe in peices, that at least it may not abuse the readers with suspicion of som rare notions, whome they cannot endoctrinate. First you speake of revolutions plurall yea infinite, how you have come by them I know not, unlesse as capons come by chicken; you made supposall of a thinge impossible enough, namely of the revolutions of the heavens in one instante of time, but it was only one revolution, and hereupon you steale up many revolations, yea infinite, I know not how, neyther doe you once goe about to explicate how.
Secondly you will not have it called motion, but a product ⟨p. 214⟩of motions. Had you said you would not have these revolutions called one motion but many, there had been some sense in the speech, though little reason.
Secondly you will not have it called motion, but a product ⟨p. 214⟩of motions. Had you sayd you wold not have these revolutions called one motion but many, there had bene some sense in the speech, though litle reason.