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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.
Thus we have gained a flourish of allusion unto the practise of Heralds, and with this Kickshaws we must be merry till more substantial provision cometh. As for my opinion, I acknowledge no existence of things in eternity, nor coexistence with eternity until the time of their actual production cometh. And so accordingly their coexistence with eternity first was to come, then is, afterwards is past, and ceaseth to be; and so accordingly foreknowledge, coknowledge, and after-knowledge of the same things may be attributed to God, all which are external denominatives attributed unto the knowledge of God, from the various condition ⟨p. 314⟩of things known by him, who looks not out of himself for the knowing of any thing. For how could he, before any thing was? yet then he knew all things that were to come, as well as now he doth, yet without any change: For with him is no variableness, nor shadow of change.1
Thùs we have gained a flourish of allusion unto the pracctise of Heralds, and with this Kickeshewes we must be merry till more substantiall provision commeth. As for my opinion, I acknowledge no ex•stence of thinges in eternitie, nor coexistence with eternitie untill the time of their actuall production commeth. And so accordingly theyr coexistence with eternitie first was to come, then is, afterwards is past, and ceaseth to be; and so accordinglie foreknowledge, coknowledge, and after-knowledge of the same thinges may be attributed to God, all which are externall denominatives attributed unto the knowledge of God, from the various condition ⟨p. 314⟩of things knowne by him, who lookes not out of himselfe for the knowing of any thing. For how could he, before any thing was? yet then he knew all things that were to come, as well as now he doth, yet without any change: For with him is no variablenesse, nor shadow of change.1
- 1Jam. 1.