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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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In the third place, having throughly considered of these things, we must Compare the estate of this present life, in the respects before-•amed, with the estate of that, which is to come in the kingdom of heaven: and laying them in a parallel together, we shall find the one, infinitely far to excel the other ⟨p. 144⟩in regard of true joy and comfort. And this will make us, though living in the world, yet to use it, as if we used it not: to have our conversation in heaven: to think, 1with Paul, that to be loosed, and be with 2Christ, is best of all for us: to have a true and 3lively taste of the joys of the world to come, and accordingly with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to look for a city that hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.4
In the third place, hauing throughly considered of these things, we must Compare the estate of this present life, in the respects before-•amed, with the estate of that, which is to come in the kingdome of heauen: and laying them in a paralell together, we shall sinde the one, infinitely farre to excell the other ⟨p. 144⟩in regard of true ioy and comfort. And this will make vs, though liuing in the world, yet to vse it, as if we vsed it not: to haue our conversation in heauen: to thinke, 1with Paul, that to be loosed, and be with 2Christ, is best of all for vs: to haue a true and 3liuely tast of the ioyes of the world to come, and accordingly with Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, to looke for a citie that hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.