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The first part of The cases of conscience Wherein specially, three main questions concerning…The first part of The cases of conscience Wherein specially, three maine questions concerning…
The first part of The cases of conscience Wherein specially, three main questions concerning man, simply considered in himself, are propounded and resolved, according to the word of God. Taught and delivered, by M. William Perkins in his Holy-day lectures, by himself revised before his death, and now published for the benefit of the Church.The first part of The cases of conscience Wherein specially, three maine questions concerning man, simply considered in himselfe, are propounded and resolued, according to the word of God. Taught and deliuered, by M. William Perkins in his Holy-day lectures, by himselfe revised before his death, and now published for the benefit of the Church.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1604Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1604
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Now as it fared with these, and divers other servants of God, in ancient times, so are we not without some instances thereof in our days. Amongest many, that worthy man Master Luther, writes of himself, that he was in this particular temptation, and that he learned in it, the doctrine of the Justification of a sinner, by the mere mercy of God, without any merit of works▪ and upon the sense and experience of the nature and properties of this distress, he w•ote• notable exposition of the 6. Psalm of David▪ ••e scope and intent whereof, he writeth to be nothing else, but a sovereign remedy of this and the like distresses of the mind and conscience.
Now as it fared with these, and diuers other seruants of God, in ancient times, so are we not without some instances thereof in our daies. Amongest many, that worthy man Master Luther, writes of himselfe, that he was in this particular temptation, and that he learned in it, the doctrine of the Iustification of a sinner, by the meere mercie of God, without any merit of workes▪ and vpon the sense and experience of the nature and properties of this distresse, he w•ote• notable exposition of the 6. Psalme of Dauid▪ ••e scope and intent whereof, he writeth to be nothing else, but a soueraigne remedie of this and the like distresses of the minde and conscience.
If it be demanded, what is the occasion of this kind of temptation? I answer, that it ariseth some times, upon the commission of some notorious ⟨p. 97⟩sin, which doth wound the conscience, as in Cain, Judas, and Saul, who for their great and capit all sins, that stung and wounded their consciences, grew to a fearful state, and consequently perished in this temptation. Sometimes again it comes when there is no sin committed, but obedience to God performed: and then there cannot be rendered any reason of it, either in man, or out of man, save this, that God will have it so to be. And the trueth hereof is plain by the examples of Job and David before remembered.