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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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The second way to aggravate sin, is by addition of sin to sin: and that is done sundry ⟨p. 27⟩ways: first, by committing one sin in the neck of another; as David sinned, when he added murder to adultery. Secondly, by doubling and multiplying of sin, that is, by falling often into the same sin. Thirdly, by lying in sin without repentance. And here it must be remembered, that men of years living in the Church, are not simply condemned for their particular sins; but for their continuance and residence in them. Sins committed make men worthy of damnation; but living and abiding in them without repentance, is the thing that brings damnation. For as in the militant Church, men are excommunicate, not so much for their offence, as for their obstinacy; so shall it be in the Church triumphant; the kingdom of heaven shall be barred against men, not so much for their sin committed, as for their lying therein without repentance. And this is the manner of Gods dealing with those that have lived within the precincts of the Church; they shall be condemned for the very want of true faith and repentance. This should admonish every one of us, to take heed, least we lie in any sin• and that being any way overtaken, we should speedily repent, least we aggravate our sin by continuance therein, and so bring upon our selves swift damnation.
The second way to aggrauate sinne, is by addition of sinne to sinne: and that is done sundry ⟨p. 27⟩waies: first, by committing one sinne in the necke of another; as Dauid sinned, when he added murther to adulterie. Secondly, by doubling and multiplying of sinne, that is, by falling often into the same sinne. Thirdly, by lying in sinne without repentance. And here it must be remembred, that men of yeares liuing in the Church, are not simply condemned for their particular sinnes; but for their continuance and residence in them. Sinnes committed make men worthie of damnation; but liuing and abiding in them without repentance, is the thing that brings damnation. For as in the militant Church, men are excommunicate, not so much for their offence, as for their obstinacie; so shall it be in the Church triumphant; the kingdome of heauen shall be barred against men, not so much for their sinne committed, as for their lying therein without repentance. And this is the manner of Gods dealing with those that haue liued within the precincts of the Church; they shall be condemned for the very want of true faith and repentance. This should admonish euery one of vs, to take heed, least we lie in any sin and that beeing any way ouertaken, we should speedily repent, least we aggrauate our sinne by continuance therein, and so bring vpon our selues swift damnation.