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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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And as there are set times, allotted by God for the execution of his threatening sentences; so also hath he determined certainly, the accomplishment of all and every of his promises.
And as there are set times, allotted by God for the execution of his threatning sentēces; so also hath he determined certenly, the accomplishment of all and euery of his promises.
An example hereof we have in the Israelites, of whom the Lord said to Abraham, that 1they should be in affliction in a strange land, ⟨p. 131⟩430. years, and then be delivered. This promise of God was expressly fulfilled, as we read in the book of Exodus. For before the end and term of these years, they had no deliverance at all: but when that time was expired, even that self same day, departed 2all the hosts of Israel, out of the land of Egypt. And though Moses, forty years before this time, took in hand the work of their deliverance; yet he did it without success; 3and upon a certain accident, being himself constrained to fly into Midian, he lived there as a stranger with Jethro his father in law, till the said time of four hundred and thirty years was accomplished; toward the end whereof, being called of God to that office, he prospered, and not before. And in the same manner, hath God set down a certain period of time, within which, he will exercise his children more or less, and at the end whereof, and not before, he will relieve and comfort them again.
An example hereof we haue in the Israelites, of whom the Lord said to Abrahā, that 1they should be in affliction in a strange land,