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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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III. The third sort of Arguments from th• light of nature, are taken from the soul of man. This soul is endued with excellent gifts of understanding and reason. The understanding hath in it from the beginning ⟨p. 211⟩certain principles, whereby it knows and discerns good and bad, things to be done, and things to be left undone. Now man cannot have this gift to discern between good and evil, of, or from himself: but it must needs proceed from another cause, which is power, wisdom, and understanding it self, and that is God.
III. The third sort of Arguments from th• light of nature, are taken from the soule of man. This soule is endued with excellent gifts of vnderstanding and reason. The vnderstanding hath in it from the beginning ⟨p. 211⟩certaine principles, whereby it knowes and discernes good and bad, things to be done, and things to be left vndone. Now man cannot haue this gift to discerne between good and euill, of, or from himselfe: but it must needes proceede from another cause, which is power, wisedome, and vnderstanding it selfe, and that is God.
Again, the conscience, another gift of the soul of man, hath in it two principal actions; testimony, and judgement: by both which the trueth in hand is evidently confirmed.
Againe, the conscience, another gift of the soule of man, hath in it two principall actions; testimony, and iudgement: by both which the trueth in hand is evidently confirmed.