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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.
Now you come to the accommodation of all this, unto the infinite power of God, in this manner, Though the most active and powerful essence cannot be encompassed with walls of brass, nor chambered up in vaults of steel albeit much wider then the Heavens, yet doth it every where more strictly gird it self with strength then the least or weakest body can be girt. For what bonds can we prescribe so strict so close or firm, as is the bond of indivisible unity, which can not possibly burst, or admit eruption, wherein notwithstanding infinite power doth as entirely and totally encamp it self as in immensity. How incomparably then doth his active strength exceed all comparison? What a mad comparison is it in illustrating the infinity of Gods power to say that God girds himself with strength more strictly, then the weakest body can be girt? Do weak persons gird themselves with strength; or is Gods girding of himself with strength, like to our girding of our clothes about us? By that which followeth it seems that you have an allusion to Gods girding of himself into a narrow compass, like Ladies that affect slender wastes. For to what other purpose do you tell us that Gods girding is as strict, as is the bond of indivisible unity.
Now you come to the accommodation of all this, unto the infinite power of God, in this manner, Though the moste active and powerfull essence cannot be encompossed with walls of brasse, nor chambred up in vaults of steele allbeit much wider then the Heavens, yet doth it every where more strictly girde it selfe with strength then the least or weakest body can be girte. For what bonds can we prescribe so strict so close or firme, as is the bond of indivisible unitie, which can not possibly burst, or admitt eruption, wherin notwithstanding infinite power doth as intirely and totally encampe it selfe as in immensitie. How incomparably then doth his active strength exceede all comparison? What a mad comparison is it in illustrating the infinitie of Gods power to say that God girds himselfe with strength more strictly, then the weakest body can be girt? Doe weake persons girde themselfes with strength; or is Gods girdinge of himselfe with strength, like to our girding of our clothes aboute us? By that which followeth it seemes that you have an allusion to Gods girding of himselfe into a narrowe compasse, like Ladies that affect slender wasts. For to what other purpose doe you tell us that Gods girding is as strict, as is the bond of indivisible unitie.