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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 the most fit and present remedy is, to bring the party troubled to the personal exercises of faith and repentance, by, and in him self. For this end, he must examine his conscience most straitly and narrowly of all the sins of his heart, and life. Secondly, he must humbly confess against himself, all his known sins: and withal acknowledge the due condemnation, that he thereby hath deserved. Thirdly, he must cry to heaven for mercy, entreating the Lord most instantly for pardon, and for the restraint of his wrath due unto him for his sin. David being in this distress, performed all these duties, as we may read in the 6. Psalm: and he saith further of himself, that whilst he concealed his sins, the hand of God was heavy upon ⟨p. 99⟩1him: but upon his earnest confession, and deprecation, he received mercy. And if we read the book of Job, we shall find that the principal scope thereof is this; namely, to show unto us, that Job was throughly exercised with this temptation, and that in the end having been rebuked both by his friends, and by God himself, his recovery was made, by humbling himself, when he saith, Behold, I am vile: again,2 now I abhor my self, and repent in dust and ashes.
Now the most fit and present remedie is, to bring the partie troubled to the personall exercises of faith and repentance, by, and in him selfe. For this ende, he must examine his conscience most straigthly and narrowly of all the sinnes of his heart, and life. Secondly, he must humbly confesse against himselfe, all his knowne sinnes: and withall acknowledge the due condemnation, that he thereby hath deserued. Thirdly, he must crie to heauen for mercie, intreating the Lord most instantly for pardon, and for the restraint of his wrath due vnto him for his sinne. Dauid beeing in this distresse, performed all these duties, as we may read in the 6. Psalme: and he saith further of himselfe, that whilst he concealed his sinnes, the hand of God was heauie vpon ⟨p. 99⟩1him: but vpon his earnest confession, and deprecation, he receiued mercie. And if we read the booke of Iob, we shall finde that the principall scope thereof is this; namely, to shew vnto vs, that Iob was throughly exercised with this temptation, and that in the ende hauing beene rebuked both by his friends, and by God himselfe, his recouerie was made, by humbling himselfe, when he saith, Behold, I am vile: againe,