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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.
The Stoics maintained that a virtuous man might descend into Phalaris bull, without the interruption of his happiness. We Christians are taught, and disciplined to rejoice even in tribulation, and mark well our bow strings, because tribulation worketh patience, and patience experience, and experience hope, and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is shed in our hearts by the Holy Ghost that is given unto us. [Greek or Hebrew] 1saith S. Paul, I am able to endure all things by the 2power of Christ that enables me, and hereupon he exhorts Timothy to be partaker of the affliction of the Gospel, to wit by the 3power of God. The power of Christ, and the power of God are two such strings to our blow of patience, as can never be broke. We know his grace to be sufficient for us, and when his power is made perfect in our weakness, we shall 4have cause to rejoice in our infirmities. For when we are weak, then are we strong. In a mans own strength no man shall be strong. But blessed art thou o people, who art the saved of 5the Lord, who is the shield of thy strength, and the sword of our glory. 6He can make us to be as a Giants sword, and he is a wall of fire round about Jerusalem. All that sight against it, their flesh 7shall consume away, though they stand on their feet, and their eyes 8shall consume in their holes, and their tongues shall consume in their mouths. But to return. The contingency of the issue is 9within the horizon of our fore sight.
The Stoickes mainteyned that a vertuous man might descend into Phalaris bull, without the interrupion of his happines. We Christians are taught, and disciplined to rejoyce even in tribulation, and marke well our bow stringes, because tribulation worketh patience, and patience experience, and experience hope, and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is shed in our hearts by the Holy Ghost that is given unto us.