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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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The fourth Objection. Gen. 3. it is said, that 1Eve before her fall, was deceived by the Serpent. Now this, saith the Atheist, is absurd. For even in the estate of corruption, since the fall, there is no woman so simple, that will either admit speech, or suffer her self to be deceived by a Serpent; much less would Eve, in the estate of her innocency.
The fourth Obiection. Gen. 3. it is said, that 1Eue before her fall, was deceiued by the Serpent. Now this, saith the Atheist, is absurd. For euen in the estate of corruption, since the fall, there is no woman so simple, that will either admit speech, or suffer her selfe to be deceiued by a Serpent; much lesse would Eue, in the estate of her innocencie.
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Answ. Though Adam and Eve in their innocency, had excellent knowledge, yet they had not all knowledge. For then they should have been as God himself. But in that estate, ignorance befell Eve in three things. For first, though Adam himself was a Prophet, in the time of his innocency, yet both he and she were ignorant of the issue of future things, which are contingent. Secondly, they knew not the secrets of each others heart. For to know the event of things contingent certainly, and the secrets of the heart, belongs to God only. Thirdly, though Eve knew the kinds of creatures, yet she knew not all particulars, and all things that ⟨p. 238⟩were incident to every kind of creature, but was to attain unto that knowledge, by experience and observation.