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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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And this is the estate of the child of God in this life, who in this regard, is like unto a diseased man, who loves his health and therefore observes both diet and physic: and yet he often falls into his fit again, (though he be never so careful to observe the rules of the Physician) by reason of the distemperature of his body: and hereupon is fain to go to the Physician the second time for new counsel. In like manner, Gods children, have indeed in their hearts, a care to please and obey God; but by reason of ⟨p. 172⟩sin that dwelleth in them, they fail often, and so are fain to humble themselves again before him, by new repentance. Again, the servants of God are like to a man, by some sudden accident cast into the sea, who in striving to save himself from drowning, puts to all his strength, to swim to the shore, and being come almost unto it, there meets him a wave or billow, which drives him clean back again, it may be a mile or further, and then the former hope and joy conceived of escape, is sore abated: yet he returns again, and still labours to come to the land▪ and never rests till he attain unto it.
And this is the estate of the child of God in this life, who in this regard, is like vnto a diseased man, who loues his health and therefore obserues both diet and physicke: and yet he often falls into his fit againe, (though he be neuer so carefull to obserue the rules of the Physitian) by reason of the distemperature of his bodie: and hereupon is faine to goe to the Physitian the second time for new counsell. In like manner, Gods children, haue indeede in their hearts, a care to please and obey God; but by reason of ⟨p. 172⟩sinne that dwelleth in them, they faile often, and so are faine to humble themselues againe before him, by new repentance. Againe, the seruants of God are like to a man, by some suddaine accident cast into the sea, who in striuing to saue himselfe from drowning, puts to all his strēgth, to swimme to the shore, and being come almost vnto it, there meetes him a waue or billow, which driues him cleane backe againe, it may be a mile or further, and then the former hope and ioy conceiued of escape, is sore abated: yet he returnes againe, and still labours to come to the land▪ and neuer rests till he attaine vnto it.