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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.
Again I prove that Gods decrees are already finished actu interno. Every thing that hath entire and full existence is to be accounted finished, but Gods decrees already have their entire and full existence, even as God himself, and so had before the World was; therefore Gods decrees are already finished and so were before the World was.
Agayne I prove that Gods decrees are already finished actu interno. Every thing that hath intire and full existence is to be accompted finished, but Gods decrees already have their entire and full existence, even as God himselfe, and so had before the World was; therefore Gods decrees are already finished and so were before the World was.
Thirdly if Gods decrees be yet unfinished I demand when they shall be finished or whether they shall for ever continue unfinished. If for ever they shall continue unfinished; then Gods executions of his decrees shall be finished before his decrees are; for they eternally shall be finished, these upon supposition never shall. If one day Gods decrees shall be finished then either before the execution of them, or with the execution of them, or after the execution. If before the execution of them, then either for a certain space of time before the execution of them, or from eternity before them. If for a certain space before, name that space, and give a reason why such a space of time, rather then a greater or a lesser.
Thirdly if Gods decrees be yet unfinished I demaund when they shall be finished or whether they shall for ever continue unfinished. If for ever they shall continue unfinished; then Gods executions of his decrees shall be finished before his decrees are; for they eternally shall be finished, these upon supposition never shall. If one day Gods decrees shall be finished then either before the execution of them, or with the execution of them, or after the execution. If before the execution of them, then either for a certaine space of time before the execution of them, or from eternity before them. If for a certaine space before, name that space, and give a reason why such a space of time, rather then a greater or a lesser.