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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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That I may proceed in order; First, I am to lay down certain Grounds or Preambles, which may give light & direction to the things that follow: and in the next place, I will propound and answer the main & principal Questions of Conscience.
That I may proceede in order; First, I am to lay downe certaine Grounds or Preambles, which may giue light & direction to the things that followe: and in the next place, I will propound and answer the maine & principall Questions of Conscience.
The Grounds or Preambles are especially four. The first touching Confession. The second touching the degrees of Goodness in things and actions. The third touching the degrees of Sin. The fourth and last concerning the Subjection and Power of conscience. Of these in order.
The Grounds or Preambles are especially foure. The first touching Confession. The second touching the degrees of Goodnesse in things and actions. The third touching the degrees of Sinne. The fourth and last concerning the Subiection and Power of conscience. Of these in order.
The first Ground is, That in the troubles of conscience, it is meet and convenient, there should always be used a private Confession. For James saith, Confess your faults one to another, 1and pray one for another, thereby signifying that Confession in this case, is to be used as a thing most requisite. For in all reason, the Physician must first know the disease, before he can apply the remedy: and the grief of the heart will not be discerned, unless it be manifested by the confession of the party diseased; and for this cause also in the grief of conscience, the scruple, that is, the thing that troubleth the conscience ⟨p. 6⟩