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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
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Thirdly, just and lawful anger must be kindled and stirred up by good and holy affections, as namely, by desire to maintain the honour and praise of God, by the love of justice and virtue, by hatred and detestation of vice, and of all that is evil. One saith well to this purpose, that anger must attend upon virtue, and be stirred up by it against sin, as the dog attends upon the shepherd, ⟨p. 507⟩and waits upon his eye and hand, when to follow him, and when to pursue the wolf.
Thirdly, iust and lawful anger must be kindled and stirred vp by good and holy affections, as namely, by desire to maintaine the honour and praise of God, by the loue of iustice and vertue, by hatred and detestation of vice, and of all that is evill. One saith well to this purpose, that anger must attend vpon vertue, and be stirred vp by it against sinne, as the dogge attends vpon the sheepeheard, ⟨p. 507⟩and waites vpon his eie and hand, when to follow him, and when to pursue the wolfe.
The Second thing in good anger, is a fit Object or Matter to work upon; touching which, two thing must be remembered.
The Second thing in good anger, is a fitte Obiect or Matter to worke vpon; touching which, two thing must be remembred.
First, we must put a difference between the person, and the offence or sin of the person. The sin of the person is the proper object of anger, and not the person, but only by reason of the sin. Thus David says of himself, that he was consumed with anger, not because the men with whom he was angry, were his enemies, but because they kept not Gods law,