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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.
Yet thus, you say, Gods eternal being contains durations successively infinite, though there be no more resemblance between them, then between harp and harrow; a fox and a fern bush, no nor any thing like so much.
Yet thus, you say, Gods eternall being conteynes durations successively infinite, thoughe there be no more resemblance betweene them, then betweene harpe and harrowe; a foxe and a ferne bushe, no nor any thing like so much.
Yet you proceed in your accommodation thus: The former supposition admitted, we could not say, that the inferior orbs moving as now they do, did move after the eighth sphere, but that the times of their motions were continually contained in it. For the eighth sphere being moved in an instant, should loose the divisibility of time, and the nature of motion, with all the properties that accompany them, not by defect (as if it no way comprised them) but by swallowing up time or duration successively infinite, into an actual permanency. To this I answer, first; The Heavens moving as now they do, I cannot subscribe unto you intimating that the inferior Orbs do move after the eighth sphere: But rather as in respect of their proper motion they go against it (supposing the eighth sphere to be the uppermost Heaven) so in respect of Diurnal motion, they move not after it, but motu raptus are drawn a long with it: this is on the By.
Yet you proceede in your accommodation thus: The former supposition admitted, we coulde not say, that the inferior orbes mooving as now they doe, did moove after the eighthe spheare, but that the times of their motions were continually conteyned in it. For the eighthe spheare being mooved in an instant, should loose the divisibilitie of time, and the nature of motion, with all the properties that accompany them, not by defect (as if it no way comprised them) but by swallowing up time or duration successively infinite, into an actuall permanency. To this I answeare, first; The Heavens moovinge as nowe they doe, I cannot subscribe unto you intimatinge that the inferior Orbes doe moove after the eighthe spheare: But rather as in respect of their proper motion they goe against it (supposing the eighthe spheare to be the uppermost Heaven) so in respect of Diurnall motion, they moove not after it, but motu raptus are drawne a long with it: this is on the By.