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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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In the next place, Inquiry must be made, whether the party doth approve, love, & like these and such like thoughts, or no? To this he will answer, if he be asked, that he abhors them as the Devil and Hell it self: thus even natural men will answer, and that truly.
In the next place, Inquirie must be made, whether the partie doth approoue, loue, & like these and such like thoughts, or no? To this he will answer, if he be asked, that he abhorres thē as the Deuill and Hell it selfe: thus euen naturall men will answer, and that truly.
After Inquiry thus made, the Remedy is to be applied. And the first and principal remedy, pertains to doctrine, and instruction: in which the party is to be informed of his or her estate; namely, that the foresaid blasphemies, are not his sins, but his crosses. For they are the Devils sins, and he shall answer for them: and they are not ours, till we entertain, receive, approve, and give consent unto them.
After Inquirie thus made, the Remedie is to be applied. And the first and principall remedic, pertaines to doctrine, and instruction: in which the partie is to be informed of his or her estate; namely, that the foresaid blasphemies, are not his sinnes, but his crosses. For they are the Deuills sinnes, and he shal answer for them: and they are not ours, till we intertaine, receiue, approoue, and giue consent vnto them.
For proof hereof, let this be considered, That unclean thoughts which have their residence in the mind of man, are of two sorts: Inward, and Outward. Inward are such, as have their original from the flesh, and arise of the corruption of mans nature, though stirred up by the Devil. And these, at the very first conceiving, are our sins, though they have no long abode in our minds: and they are directly forbidden, in the tenth commandment. Outward thoughts are those, which have relation to an outward cause, or beginning: of which sort are those evil thoughts, that be conveyed into the mind by the Devil: and if we take no pleasure