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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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I. Question. What must a man do, that he may come into Gods favour, and be saved?
I. Question. What must a man doe, that he may come into Gods fauor, and be saued?
FOR answer to this Question, some Grounds must be laid down beforehand. The first is this; That we must consider and remember, how and by what means, God brings any man to salvation. For look how God saveth others; so he that would know how to be saved, must use the means whereby God saveth them.
FOR answer to this Question, some Groundes must be laid downe beforehand. The first is this; That we must consider and remember, how and by what meanes, God brings any man to saluation. For looke how God saueth others; so he that would know how to be saued, must vse the meanes whereby God saueth them.
Sect. 1.
In the working and effecting of Mans salvation, 1ordinarily there are two special actions of God: the giving of the first grace, and after that, the giving of the second. The former of these two works, hath X. several actions. I. God gives man the outward