A09365:52
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. 1.
The first Ground is, That in the troubles of conscience, it is meet and convenient, there should always be used a private Confession. For James saith, Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, 1thereby signifying that Confession in this case, is to be used as a thing most requisite. For in all reason, the Physician must first know the disease, before he can apply the remedy: and the grief of the heart will not ⟨p. 6⟩be discerned, unless it be manifested by the confession of the party diseased; and for this cause also in the grief of conscience, the scruple, that is, the thing that troubleth the conscience must be known.
The first Ground is, That in the troubles of conscience, it is meete and conuenient, there should alwaies be vsed a priuate Confession. For Iames saith, Confesse your faults one to another, and pray one for another, 1thereby signifying that Confession in this case, is to be vsed as a thing most requisite. For in all reason, the Physitian must first know the disease, before he can applie the remedie: and the griefe of the heart will not ⟨p. 6⟩be discerned, vnlesse it be manifested by the confession of the partie diseased; and for this cause also in the griefe of conscience, the scruple, that is, the thing that troubleth the conscience must be knowne.