A09365:701
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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Secondly, it makes a man, first of all, to fear the offence of God, and then the punishment ⟨p. 259⟩and judgement. For it is not a fear of the offence alone, but of the offence and punishment together, and of the offence in the first place: Mal. 1. 6. If I be a Lord, where is my fear? And where it is said in Matthew, but rather fear him that is able to cast body and 1soul into hell fire; there is commanded a fear of God, in regard of his anger. We fear the sword of man, and that lawfully, why then 2may we not fear the punishment of God? If it be said, this is a servile fear, to fear the punishment, and agrees not to Gods children: I answer, slavish fear is, when a man only fears the punishment, & not the offence of God, or at least the punishment more then the offence.
Secondly, it makes a man, first of all, to feare the offence of God, and then the punishment ⟨p. 259⟩and iudgement. For it is not a feare of the offence alone, but of the offence and punishment together, and of the offence in the first place: Mal. 1. 6. If I be a Lord, where is my feare? And where it is saide in Matthew, but rather feare him that is able to cast bodie and 1soule into hell fire; there is commanded a feare of God, in regard of his anger. We feare the sword of man, and that lawfully, why then 2may we not feare the punishment of God? If it be said, this is a seruile feare, to feare the punishment, and agrees not to Gods children: I answer, slauish feare is, when a man only fears the punishment, & not the offence of God, or at least the punishment more then the offence.
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