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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 third point, is touching the Questions of conscience, concerning Humiliation, all which may be reduced to four principal Cases.
The third point, is touching the Questions of conscience, concerning Humiliatiō, all which may be reduced to foure principall Cases.
I. Case. What if it fall out, that a man in humbling himself, cannot call to mind either all, or the most of his sins? I answer; A particular humiliation indeed is required, for main and known sins: but yet there are two cases, wherein general repentance, will be accepted of God for unknown sins. One is, when a man hath searched himself diligently, and by a serious examination, passed through all the commandments of God, and yet after such examination and search made, cannot call to remembrance his particular offences; then the general repentance is accepted. For this is answerable to the practise of David, who after long search, when he could not attain to the knowledge of his particular slips, then he addresseth himself to a general humiliation, saying, Who knoweth ⟨p. 53⟩the errors of this life? Cleanse me Lord from 1my secret faults: and upon this, he was no doubt accepted. Again, when a man humbleth himself, and yet is prevented by the time, so as he cannot search his heart and life, as he would: his general repentance will be taken and accepted of God. The truth hereof appears in the thief upon the cross, who having no time to search himself, made no special humiliation, yet upon his general confession he was accepted. Now the ground of this doctrine is this; He that truly repents himself of one sin, in this case when he is prevented: is, as if he repented of all.
I. Case. What if it fall out, that a man in humbling himselfe, cannot call to minde either all, or the most of his sinnes? I answer; A particular humiliation indeed is required, for maine and known sins: but yet there are two cases, wherein generall repentance, will be accepted of God for vnknown sinnes. One is, when a man hath searched himselfe diligently, and by a serious examination, passed through all the commandements of God, and yet after such examination and search made, cannot call to remembrance his particular offences; then the generall repentance is accepted. For this is answerable to the practise of Dauid, who after long search, when he could not attaine to the knowledge of his paricular slippes, then he addresseth himselfe to a generall humiliation, saying, Who knoweth