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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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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. Rom. 2. 1.
First, he that will giue sentence of another man, must in the first place, purg and reforme himselfe. To this purpose, Christ commandeth, first to plucke the beame out of our owne eie, and then shal we see clearely, to cast out the more out of our brothers eie. Matth. 7. 5. And he that will not doe this, in iudgeing another, he condemneth himselfe. Rom. 2. 1.
Secondly, we must be rightly and truly informed in the matter, before we give judgement. This was Gods own practise, who came down to see, whether the sin of Sodom was answerable to the cry,