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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 the hurt that redoundeth by our default unto his soul, is more offensive every way, then the wrong that is offered unto his body. The fourth, is the place where it is done. According to this Circumstance, if a man shall either speak or do any thing, that comes under the name of a breach of piety or justice, in public place, as in the congregation, in open court, or general assembly, ⟨p. 36⟩and that with public and general scandal: he is a greater offender, then if he spake or did the same at home, in his house or closet. The fist is the End, in respect whereof, he that stealeth from another, that whereby he may satisfy his hunger, and save his life, being driven to extreme necessity: offendeth in a lower and lesser degree, then the thief that robbeth by the high way side, for this end, to enrich himself by the losses of other men. The sixth is the Manner how? Thus he that committeth uncleanness in the outward act, doeth more grievously sin, and with greater scandal, then if he only entertained an unclean thought into his heart. And he that sinneth of set purpose and presumption, or of obstinate and resolved malice against God, hath proceeded unto a higher degree of iniquity, then if he had fallen upon ignorance, infirmity, or disordered and distempered affection. In like manner, the sin of the Jews, in forcing Pilate by their threatening terms, (as that he was an enemy to Caesar, &c.) to the unjust condemnation of Christ Jesus, was in a higher degree, then the sin of Pilate himself, who yielding unto their importunity, pronounced sentence against him, Joh. 19. 11. The last is the Time, which also serves to aggravate the sin. For ordinary disobedience in the time of grace, and wilful neglect of gods calling, in the abundance ⟨p. 37⟩of means, is a great deal more damnable, then the commission of sin, in the days of ignorance1 and blindness, when the like means are wanting.
and the hurt that redoundeth by our default vnto his soule, is more offensiue euery way, then the wrong that is offered vnto his bodie. The fourth, is the place where it is done. According to this Circumstance, if a man shall either speake or doe any thing, that comes vnder the name of a breach of pietie or iustice, in publike place, as in the congregation, in open court, or generall assembly,