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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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The Meditations concerning God; are specially six.
The Meditations cōcerning God; are specially sixe.
I. Meditation. That God by express commandment ⟨p. 513⟩forbids rash and unjust anger, and commandeth the contrary, namely, the duties of love. Read for this purpose, Mat. 5. 21. 22. where we may observe three degrees of unjust anger. The first whereof is, that which is inwardly conceived, and not outwardly showed. The second, when unjust anger shows it self by signs of contempt, as by snuffing, rushing, changing and casting down of the countenance. The third, is railing (thou fool) which is culpable of Gehenna fire, the highest degree of punishment. Now all these three degrees are murder; and the punishment of a murderer is, to be cast into the lake of fire, Rev. 21. 8. Again, Christ commandeth us to reward good for evil, to bless them that curse us, and to do good to them that hate us, if we will be the children of our Father which is in heaven, Mat. 5. 45. And S. Paul wisheth us, to overcome evil with goodness, Rom. 12. 21.
I. Meditation. That God by expresse cō mandement ⟨p. 513⟩forbiddes rash and vniust anger, and commandeth the contrarie, namely, the duties of loue. Read for this purpose, Mat. 5. 21. 22. where we may obserue three degrees of vniust anger. The first whereof is, that which is inwardly conceiued, and not outwardly shewed. The second, when vniust anger shewes it selfe by signes of contempt, as by snuffing, rushing, changing and casting downe of the countenance. The third, is railing (thou foole) which is culpable of Gehenna fire, the highest degree of punishment. Now all these three degrees are murther; and the punishment of a murtherer is, to be cast into the lake of fire,