A14095:581
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.
Secondly, mark I pray you, what liberty of speech you take unto your self. For that which even now you called a vigorous permanency, in this place you term it a motion infinitely swift: as if you should say, the motion is so incredibly swift, that the body indeed stands still and moves not at all. As much as to say, such a one talks so fast that he seems, and that in a vigorous manner to hold his peace.
Secondly, marke I pray you, what libertie of speeche you take unto your selfe. For that which even now you called a vigorous permanency, in this place you terme it a motion infinitely swift: as if you should say, the motion is so incredidibly swift, that the body indeede stands still and mooves not at all. As much as to say, such a one talkes so fast that he seemes, and that in a vigorous manner to holde his peace.
And indeed I confess, that sometimes it falleth out, that the faster we ride, the later we come to our journeys end; as in case by fast riding, our horse playeth the jade, and tyreth under us, and we can hardly make him go. I had not thought such anomalies and irregularities could have been ⟨p. 220⟩devised in the heavens, as namely, that a motion swift, should become a vigorous rest. In my judgement if the motion of such like discourses of yours were converted into a vigorous rest, it would give far better satisfaction.
And indeede I confesse, that sometimes it falleth out, that the faster we ride, the later we come to our journeys ende; as in case by fast ridinge, our horse playeth the jade, and tyreth under us, and we can hardly make him goe. I had not thought such anomalies and irregularities could have bene ⟨p. 220⟩devised in the heavens, as namely, that a motion swift, should become a vigorous rest. In my judgement if the motion of such like discourses of yours were converted into a vigorous rest, it would give farre better satisfaction.