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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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Sect. 2.
If it be demanded, what is the Occasion 1of this kind of temptation? I answer, that it ariseth sometimes, upon the commission of some notorious sin, which doth wound the conscience, as in Cain, Judas, and Saul, who for their great and capital sins, that stung and wounded their consciences, grew to a fearful state, and consequently perished in this temptation. Sometimes again ⟨p. 109⟩it comes when there is no sin committed, but obedience to God performed: and then there cannot be rendered any reason of it, either in man, or out of man, save this, that God will have it so to be. And the truth hereof is plain by the examples of Job and David before mentioned.
If it be demaunded, what is the Occasion 1of this kind of temptation? I answer, that it ariseth sometimes, vpon the commission of some notorious sinne, which doth wound the conscience, as in Cain, Iudas, and Saul, who for their great and capitall sinnes, that stinged and wounded their consciences, grew to a fearefull state, and consequently perished in this temptation. Sometimes againe ⟨p. 109⟩it comes when there is no sinne committed, but obedience to God performed: and then there cannot be rendered any reason of it, either in man, or out of man, saue this, that God will haue it so to be. And the truth hereof is plaine by the examples of Iob and Dauid before mentioned.
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