A09365:1532
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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Object. I. Good things are to be sought for; but abundance is a good thing, and a blessing of God. Ans. Good things are of two sorts. Some are simply good, that is to say, good both in themselves and to us; as remission of sins, holiness, righteousness, and life everlasting in the kingdom of heaven, and such like: these may we desire, and seek for. Some again, are good only in part, which though they be good in themselves, yet are not always good to us. Of this kind is ⟨p. 525⟩abundance of riches, and store of wealth more then necessary for nature and person. For which cause, riches in abundance, are as the knife in the hand of a child, likely to hurt, if it be not taken away; because they are (in some men) occasions of sin, unless God in mercy prevent and hinder them. And for our selves, what know we, whether God will keep and preserve us from sin, when we seek and labour for abundance?
Obiect. I. Good things are to be sought for; but abundance is a good thing, and a blessing of God. Ans. Good things are of two sorts. Some are simply good, that is to say, good both in themselues and to vs; as remission of sinnes, holinesse, righteousnesse, and life euerlasting in the kingdome of heauen, and such like: these may we desire, and seeke for. Som again, are good onely in part, which though they be good in themselues, yet are not alwaies good to vs. Of this kind is ⟨p. 525⟩abundance of riches, and store of wealth more then necessarie for nature and person. For which cause, riches in abundance, are as the knife in the hand of a child, likely to hurt, if it be not taken away; because they are (in some men) occasions of sinne, vnlesse God in mercie preuent and hinder them. And for our selues, what know we, whether God will keepe and preserue vs from sinne, when we seeke and labour for abundance?