A09365:1701
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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It may be alleged, that Ecclesiastes saith, There is a time of mourning, and a time of dancing, Eccl. 3. And David saith, Thou hast turned my joy into dancing, Psal. 30. 1•. And ⟨p. 588⟩the Lord saith in Jeremiah, O daughter Zion, thou shalt got forth with the dance of them that rejoice. Jer. 31. 4. I answer: first, these places speak of the sacred dancing before named, and not of the dancing of our times. Secondly, I say, that these places speak not of dancing properly, but of rejoicing signified by dancing: that is to say, a hearty rejoicing, or merry-making. Besides that, the Prophet Jeremiah speaks by way of comparison, as if he should say, Then shall the Virgin rejoice, as men are wont to do in the duin••. And it is sometimes the use of the Scripture, to express things lawful by a comparison, drawn from things unlawful: as in the Parables of the unrighteous Judge, the unjust Steward, and the thief in the night.
It may be alleadged, that Ecclesiastes saith, There is a time of mourning, and a time of dauncing, Eccl. 3. And Dauid saith, Thou hast turned my ioy into dauncing, Psal. 30. 1•. And ⟨p. 588⟩the Lord saith in Ieremie, O daughter Sion, thou shalt got forth with the daunce of them that reioyce. Ier. 31. 4. I answer: first, these places speake of the sacred dauncing before named, and not of the dauncing of our times. Secondly, I say, that these places speake not of dauncing properly, but of reioycing signified by dauncing: that is to say, a heartie reioycing, or merrie-making. Besides that, the Prophet Ieremie speaks by way of comparison, as if he should say, Then shall the Virgin reioyce, as men are woont to doe in the duin. And it is sometimes the vse of the Scripture, to expresse things lawfull by a comparison, drawne from things vnlawfull: as in the Parables of the vnrighteous Iudge, the vniust Steward, and the theefe in the night.