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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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Secondly, such thoughts may be discerned, to come from the Devil, by this sign; because they are against the very light of nature, against natural knowledge, reason, & conscience. For they are most wicked and devilish, fastening upon God, things that are most vile and monstrous: whereas commonly, the thoughts that arise from our own corrupt nature, are not against the light of nature, though they be most corrupt.
Secondly, such thoughts may be discerned, to come from the Deuil, by this signe; because they are against the very light of nature, against naturall knowledge, reason, & cōscience. For they are most wicked and deuillish, fastning vpon God, things that are most vile and monstrous: whereas commonly, the thoughts that arise frō our owne corrupt nature, are not against the light of nature, though they be most corrupt.
The third sign is, that at the first conceiving of them, the party is smitten with an extraordinary fear, his flesh is troubled, and oftentimes, sickness & faintings do follow. But the thoughts that men conceive of themselves, cause neither fear, nor fainting, nor sickness.
The third signe is, that at the first conceiuing of them, the partie is smitten with an extraordinarie feare, his flesh is troubled, and oftentimes, sicknes & faintings do follow. But the thoughts that men conceiue of themselues, cause neither feare, nor fainting, nor sicknes.
Fourthly, blasphemous thoughts, cannot come ordinarily from the heart of any, save of those alone, that are of reprobate minds. But the parties that are thus distressed, are honest, civill, and such as profess the Gospel, at least in show; yea sometime they befall such, as are the true men bers of Christ. Therefore it is manifest, that they come from without, even from the Devil casting them into the mind, and not from within a mans own self.