A09365:1492
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.
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VI. Meditation is, touching Christs death. He suffered for us the first death, and the sorrows of the second death; much more then ought we at his commandment, to put up small wrongs and injuries without revenge. His commandment is, Resist not evil, but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also, Matth. 5. 39. Again, Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died, Rom. 14. 15.
VI. Meditation is, touching Christs death. He suffered for vs the first death, and the sorrowes of the second death; much more then ought we at his commandement, to put vp small wrongs and iniuries without reuenge. His commandement is, Resist not euill, but whosoeuer shall smite thee on the right cheeke, turne to him the other also, Matth. 5. 39. Againe, Destroy not him with thy meate, for whome Christ died, Rom. 14. 15.
The Meditations concerning our neighbour, are two. The first, is the condition of him, with whom we are angry, namely that he is a brother. Let there be no strife between me and thee, for we are brethren, Gen. 13. 8. Again, he is created in the Image of God; we must not therefore seek to hurt or destroy that Image. The second is, concerning that Equity which we look for at the hands of all men. If we wrong any man, we desire that he would forgive us: and therefore we must forgive him the injury that he doth unto us, without unjust anger. This is the very Law of nature, Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do you unto them, Matth. 7. 12.
The Meditations concerning our neighbour, are two. The first, is the condition of him, with whome we are angrie, namely that he is a brother. Let there be no strife betweene me and thee, for we are brethren,