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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.
Thirdly, I give another reason why you have prejudiced your self from denying this. For you have professed that Nothing can come to pass otherwise, then God hath decreed it to come to pass, Jewish blasphemy against the Son of God came to pass contingently and freely, therefore God hath decreed, that that very Jewish blasphemy against the Son of God should come to pass contingently and freely, &c. what followeth hereupon but that therefore God ordaineth it to come to pass, for to come to pass contingently and freely, is no terminus diminuens of coming to pass. You have nothing at all that I know to help you at this dead lift, but to fly to the confused manner of expressing that former proposition of yours, whereupon I take advantage, if so be your heart serve you to take hold thereof, whereof I much doubt. For it is true indeed that that proposition was not proposed ⟨p. 283⟩categorically thus, Nothing shall come to pass otherwise then God hath decreed, it shall come to pass; whereupon I have taken advantage against you; but disjunctively thus Nothing can come to pass otherwise then God hath decreed it shall or may come to pass. If you will help your self with this disjunctive you may; but I will be bold to tell you, it is like to prove a shameful help, and such as seems to be thrust in only to charm the dangerous issue of it (whereof it seems you had a glimpse) if it were left out. For consider, is it a sober speech to say that God hath decreed that things may come to pass? The possibility of things is known to God before ever his decrees go forth. He knows what he is able to bring to pass before he resolves what shall come to pass: And therefore too too absurd it is, to make the possibility of any thing the object of Gods decree. Stick rather to this, and say, that though God did ordain, the Jewish blasphemy against his Son should come to pass contingently & freely, yet therhence it follows not that he did ordain it should come to pass: Whereabouts when we know your mind è renatâ consilium capiemus, we will think of a convenient answer, in the mean time I will proceed.
Thirdly, I give another reason why you have prejudiced your selfe from denying this. For you have professed that Nothing can come to passe otherwise, then God hath decreed it to come to passe, Iewishe blasphemy against the Sonne of God came to passe contingently and freely, therfore God hath decreed, that that very Iewishe blasphemy against the Sonne of God should come to passe contingently and freely, &c. what followeth hereupon but that therefore God ordeyneth it to come to passe, for to come to passe contingently and freely, is no terminus diminuens of comming to passe. You have nothing at all that I knowe to helpe you at this dead lift, but to fly to the confused manner of expressing that former proposition of yours, whereupon I take advantage, if so be your heart serve you to take hold thereof, whereof I much doubt. For it is true indeed that that proposition was not proposed