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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.
And as, by his grace, I fear to entertain any indecent conceit of the Majesty of God; so I trust, he will not expose me, to have my fears brought upon me, but rather by exercise perfect those seeds of knowledge of his Divine nature, which have been sown in me, both by the light of nature, ⟨p. 217⟩and by the light of grace, and assist me also even in these discourses, and make them means to keep others from being led away into erroneous opinions & enormous conceits, concerning his nature, and divine attributes.
And as, by his grace, I feare to enterteyne any indecent conceyte of the Majestie of God; so I trust, he will not expose me, to have my feares brought upon me, but rather by exercise perfect those seedes of knowledge of his Divine nature, which have bene sowen in me, bothe by the light of nature, ⟨p. 217⟩and by the light of grace, and assist me allso even in these discourses, and make them meanes to keepe others from being led away into erroneous opinions & enormous conceytes, concerning his nature, and divine attributes.
And as for the censure of lightness, and want of gravity, passable upon this discourse; let the Reader consider; we are now upon the By, and in consideration of a Monstrous supposition, and most ridiculous prosecutions thereupon, and let him judge how such deserve to be entertained.
And as for the censure of lightnes, and want of gravitie, passable upon this discourse; let the Reader consider; we are now upon the By, and in consideration of a Monstrous supposition, and most ridiculous prosecutions therupon, and let him judge how such deserve to be enterteyned.