A09365:1809
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 first is; If we know any good thing by any man, whether virtue, or action, we are willingly to speak of it, to commend it, and glorify Gods name in it, and for it. Thus Paul affirmeth, that the Churches of Judea, when they heard the word which he preached, glorified God for him. Gal. 1. 23.
The first is; If we know any good thing by any man, whether vertue, or action, we are willingly to speake of it, to commend it, and glorifie Gods name in it, and for it. Thus Paul affirmeth, that the Churches of Iudaea, when they heard the word which he preached, glorified God for him. Gal. 1. 23.
The second Rule; If we know any evil, sin, vice, or offence by any man, there is a time when we may, and a time when we may not speak of it, and that with good conscience. For the better keeping of this Rule, four cautions are to be remembered.
The second Rule; If we know any euill, sinne, vice, or offence by any man, there is a time when we may, and a time when we may not speake of it, and that with good conscience. For the better keeping of this Rule, foure cautions are to be remembred.
First, he that will give sentence of another man, must in the first place, purge and reform himself. To this purpose, Christ commandeth, first to pluck the beam out of our own eye, and then shall we see clearly, to cast out the more out of our brothers eye. Matth. 7. 5. And he that will not do this, in judging another, he condemneth himself.