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The Whole Treatise of the Cases of Conscience
The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three books: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundry places, and the other two annexed. Taught and delivered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his own briefs, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelor of Divinity. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolved; another of the principal texts of Scripture which are either explained, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three bookes: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundrie places, and the other two annexed. Taught and deliuered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his owne briefes, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelour of Diuinitie. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolued; another of the principall texts of Scripture vvhich are either explaned, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1606Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1606
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For the answering hereof, two Rules are to be remembered.
For the answering hereof, two Rules are to be remembred.
The first Rule. He that will take an Oath by the name of God, must swear in truth, in judgement, in righteousness. Jerem. 4. 2. Here three virtues are required in a lawful Oath.
The first Rule. He that will take an Oathe by the name of God, must sweare in truth, in iudgement, in righteousnesse. Ierem. 4. 2. Here three vertues are required in a lawfull Oathe.
First, that it be made in truth. And we must know, that there is a double truth, the ⟨p. 385⟩one, of the thing spoken, the other, of the mind wherein it is conceived. Truth of the thing is, when a mans speech is framed according to the thing, as it is indeed, or as near as possibly may be; and that because God is truth it self: This is called by Schoolmen, Logical verity. Sometimes by reason of mens frailty, this truth is wanting, because we know not things as they are. The truth of the mind is, when a man speaks or swears as he thinketh, or is in conscience persuaded of the thing; and this the Schoolmen term, Moral verity. Now, though the first of these two be wanting, yet the latter must necessarily be in an oath, least we fall into perjury.
First, that it be made in truth. And wee must know, that there is a double truth, the