A09365:647
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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I• will be said, that all ignorance is sin: but Eve had no sin: and therefore she could not be ignorant. Answ. Ignorance is twofold; some ignorance 1ariseth of an evil disposition, when as we are ignorant of those things which we are bound to know, and this is sin properly. But there is another ignorance, 2which is no sin, when as we are ignorant of those things, which we are not bound to know. And this was in Christ: for he was ignorant of the fig trees bearing ⟨p. 239⟩fruit: and he knew not the day of judgement as he was man. And this also was in Eve, not the other.
I• will be said, that all ignorance is sinne: but Eue had no sinne: and therefore shee could not be ignorant. Answ. Ignorance is twofold; some ignorance 1ariseth of an euill disposition, when as we are ignorant of those things which we are bound to knowe, and this is sinne properly. But there is another ignorance, 2which is no sinne, when as we are ignorant of those things, which we are not bound to know. And this was in Christ: for he was ignorant of the figtrees bearing ⟨p. 239⟩fruit: and he knew not the day of iudgement as he was man. And this also was in Eue, not the other.
- 1Ignorantia pravae dispositionis.
- 2Ignorantia […] privationis vel negationis p•••.Ignorantia 〈…〉 privationis vel negationis p•••.