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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 remedies of this Impediment, are these. First, every hearer of the word, must lay apart all superfluity of maliciousness, that is, cut off, as much as in him lieth, all corruptions both of heart and life. Hence it is, that God speaketh thus to the wicked man, Psal. 50. 16. What hast thou to do, to take my word in thy mouth, seeing thou hatest to be reformed, and hast cast my words behind thee? To this purpose, the Prophet Jeremiah exhorteth the Jews, to be circumcised to the Lord, and to take away the foreskins of their hearts, &c. Jer. 4. 4. And Moses by Gods commandment, was to sanctify the people three days before they came to hear the Law delivered by ⟨p. 293⟩himself in Mount Sinai, Exod. 19. 11. Again, every man will and ought to have a care, to prepare himself more or less, to the receiving of the Lords Supper: which duty is as well to be performed, before the hearing of the word, considering that in substance it differeth not from the Sacraments, they being the visible, and preaching the audible voice of God. Secondly, every hearer must receive the word with meekness, that is, with quietness subject himself to the word of God, in all things. Esa. 57. 15. I dwell with him, that is of an humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, &c.
The remedies of this Impediment, are these. First, euery hearer of the word, must lay apart all supersluitie of malitiousnes, that is, cut off, as much as in him lieth, all corruptions both of heart and life. Hence it is, that God speaketh thus to the wicked man, Psal. 50. 16. What hast thou to doe, to take my word in thy mouth, seeing thou hatest to be reformed, and hast cast my words behinde thee? To this purpose, the Prophet Ieremie exhorteth the Iewes, to be circumcised to the Lord, and to take away the foreskinnes of their hearts, &c. Ier. 4. 4. And Moses by Gods commandement, was to sanctifie the people three daies before they came to heare the Law deliuered by