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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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Now Riches more then necessary; I term those, without which both the life of man, and his good estate, may well be preserved. And whatsoever is besides them, is necessary. For example. To the calling of a Student, meat, drink, and cloth, are necessary in respect of nature; besides these, other things, as books, and such like, are also necessary for him, in respect of his condition and place.
Now Riches more then necessarie; I terme those, without which both the life of man, and his good estate, may well be preserued. And whatsoeuer is besides them, is necessary. For example. To the calling of a Student, meat, drinke, and cloth, are necessarie in respect of nature; besides these, other things, as bookes, and such like, are also necessarie for him, in respect of his condition and place.
II. Rule. Things and goods, are to be judged necessary and sufficient, not by the affection of the covetous man, which is unsatiable, but by two other things; the judgement of wise and godly men, and the examples of sober and frugal persons.
II. Rule. Things and goods, are to be iudged necessarie and sufficient, not by the affection of the couetous man, which is vnsa••able, but by two other things; the iudgement of wise and godly men, and the examples of sober and frugall persons.
III. Rule. We must not make one measure of sufficiency of goods necessary for all persons; for it varieth, according to the divers conditions of persons, & according to time and place. More things are necessary to a public man, then to a private; and more to him that hath a charge, then to a single man.
III. Rule. We must not make one measure of sufficiencie of goods necessarie for all persons; for it varieth, according to the divers conditions of persons, & according to time and place. More things are necessarie to a publicke man, then to a priuate; and more to him that hath a charge, then to a single man.