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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.
Is not this a faith way to Atheism? Many things (you say) may and every thing that is evil doth fall out against Gods will, but nothing without his knowledge, or besides his expectation. In Scripture phrase we find that many things fall out not only besides, but contrary to Gods expectation as Esa. 5. where God complaineth of the house of Israel, that while he looked for grapes they brought forth wild grapes. And Arminius urgeth this as if it were spoken in a proper speech.
Is not this a faite way to Atheisme? Many thinges (you say) may and every thing that is evill doth fall out against Gods will, but nothing without his knowledge, or besides his expectation. In Scripture phrase we find that many thinges fall out not onely besides, but contrary to Gods expectation as Esa. 5. where God complayneth of the house of Israel, that while he looked for grapes they brought forth wilde grapes. And Arminius urgeth this as if it were spoken in a proper speeche.
By the proposition in this place it must be said, that God expects sour grapes, as well as sweet, for otherwise they should fall out besides his expectation which you here deny. So then God did expect that Shimei should rail on David, that Absalom should deflower his Fathers Concubines, that Judas should betray his Master, that David should defile his neighbours wife, and cause her husband to be slain by the sword of children of Ammon, and that the Jews should crucify the Holy Son of God. Say also if you will that God did with patience, and long suffering expect all this. As for the knowledge of God there is no question about that, all confessing that all things are known to God not only at their falling out, but long before, as David professeth of his ⟨p. 259⟩thoughts that they were known to God a far-off or long before. Psal. 139. 2. But to say that any thing falls out against the will of God, I had thought it had been generally received for a notorious untruth. Aquinas I am sure is flat against you, where he sayth, Deus neque vult mala fieri, neque vult mala non fieri, sed vult permittere mala fieri, & hoc est bonum. God neither willeth that evils shall be, nor willeth that evils shall not be, but he will permit evils to be, & this is good. Part. 1. q. 19. art. 9. Arminius himself professeth e minimum quidem fieri praeter Dei voluntatem, nempe vel volentem