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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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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.
If it be demanded, what is the occasion of this kinde of temptation? I answer, that it ariseth some times, vpon the commission of some notorious ⟨p. 97⟩sinne, which doth wound the conscience, as in Cain, Iudas, and Saul, who for their great and capit all sinnes, that stinged and wounded their consciences, grew to a fearefull state, and consequently perished in this temptation. Sometimes againe it comes when there is no sinne committed, but obedience to God performed: and then there cannot be rendred any reason of it, either in man, or out of man, saue this, that God will haue it so to be. And the trueth hereof is plaine by the examples of Iob and Dauid before remembred.
The Effects of this Temptation are many▪ and very strange. For outwardly it works upon the body, as it were a burning ague, & it causeth the entrails to rise, the liver to roll in the body: & it sets a great heat in the bones, & consumes the flesh, more then any sickness can do. And that it is so, as I say, beside experience, it is clear in the word of God. David in this distress affirmeth, that his eyes were eaten as it were with worms, and sunk into his head Psal. 6. 7. that his moisture became as the drought in summer.