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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.
So the restoring of the Jews out of the captivity of Babylon, the burning of the Prophets bones upon the Altar by Josiah, the killing of Sennacherib by his own children, the taking of Zedekiah and carrying him into Babylon, yet so as he could never see it, for his eyes should be pulled out first.
So the restoring of the Iewes out of the captivity of Babylon, the burning of the Prophets bones upon the Altar by Iosiah, the killing of Sennacherib by his owne children, the taking of Zedechiah and carrying him into Babylon, yet so as he could never see it, for his eyes should be pulled out first.
Again, though they come to pass contingently, yet why should you deny, or would not have us conceive that they fall out certainly? though uncertainly to man, yet undoubtedly whatsoever comes to pass, comes to pass most certainly unto ⟨p. 332⟩God: yet no doubt but the production of it was contingent, yea and sometimes casual in respect of second causes. The event is not necessary in respect of the manner of producing it. But being produced, now it must needs be produced, and it is impossible it should be otherwise.
Againe, though they come to passe contingently, yet why should you deny, or would not have us conceive that they fal out certainly? though uncertainly to man, yet undoubtedly whatsoever comes to passe, comes to passe most certainly unto ⟨p. 332⟩God: yet no doubt but the production of it was contingent, yea and sometimes casuall in respect of second causes. The event is not necessary in respect of the manner of producing it. But being produced, now it must needs be produced, and it is impossible it should be otherwise.