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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 first author of this cavil, was Apelles the heretic, that cavilled with Christians about the Ark. And the answer is as ancient as the heresy: namely, first, that the cubit of the ark must be understood of the Egyptian cubit, which is with some, six foot, and with others, nine foot, by which measure the Ark would be in length half a mile at the least. And by this means, any man may see a possibility in reason, that the Ark might contain, and preserve all creatures, with their fodder, and room to spare.
The first author of this cauill, was Apelles the hereticke, that cauilled with Christians about the Arke. And the answer is as ancient as the heresie: namely, first, that the cubit of the arke must be vnderstood of the Egyptian cubit, which is with some, sixe foote, and with others, nine foote, by which measure the Arke would be in lēgth half a mile at the least. And by this means, any man may see a possibility in reason, that the Arke might containe, and preserue all creatures, with their fodder, and roome to spare.
The second answer is, that as the Jews had a shekel of the sanctuary, which was greater then the ordinary shekel, so they had beside the ordinary cubit, a sacred cubit, the cubit of the sanctuary, where of mention is made in the prophecy of Ezekiel, Chap. 40. and that was bigger by the half, then the ordinary cubit. And by this measure, some say, the Ark was made. But both these ⟨p. 240⟩answers are only conjectural, without good ground in the scripture.
The second answere is, that as the Iewes had a shekle of the sanctuary, which was greater then the ordinary shekle, so they had beside the ordinary cubit, a sacred cubit, the cubit of the sanctuary, where of mention is made in the prophecie of Ezekiel, Chap. 40. and that was bigger by the halfe, then the ordinarie cubite. And by this measure, some say, the Arke was made. But both these ⟨p. 240⟩answeres are onely coniecturall, without good ground in the scripture.