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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.
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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.
To them therefore I add a third. In the days of Noah, the stature of man was far bigger then it is at this day. And look as the stature of man was great and large, so was the cubit proportional thereto; containing the length of the arm, from the elbow to the longest fingers end. And this being considered, that the Ark was built by that measure, and not by the ordinary cubit, as it is now; it will appear, that the Atheist hath greatly deceived himself, and abused that part of Gods word that declares the story of the Ark.
To them therefore I adde a third. In the daies of Noah, the stature of man was farre bigger then it is at this day. And looke as the stature of man was great and large, so was the cubite proportionall therto; containing the length of the arme, from the elbow to the longest fingers end. And this beeing considered, that the Arke was built by that measure, and not by the ordinary cubit, as it is now; it will appeare, that the Atheist hath greatly deceiued himselfe, and abused that part of Gods word that declares the storie of the Arke.