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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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Secondly, Baptism is as a pledge of the virtue of Christs death. Do you not know, says Paul, that all we which have been baptized into Jesus Christ, have been baptized into his death? Rom. 6. 3. For they that believe, are by baptism conformed to Christ their head, because they are by it, buried together with him into his death. vers. 4.
Secondly, Baptisme is as a pledge of the vertue of Christs death. Doe you not know, saies Paul, that all we which haue beene baptized into Iesus Christ, haue beene baptized into his death? Rom. 6. 3. For they that beleeue, are by baptisme conformed to Christ their head, because they are by it, buried together with him into his death. vers. 4.
This point is of excellent use in our lives. For it teacheth a man, when his own corruption moveth him to sin, and he is now even in the Combat, (the Spirit lusting against the flesh, and the flesh against the Spirit;) even then, to call to memory his baptism, wherein it pleased God, to seal unto him the mortification of his sin, by the power of Christs death: and consequently to pray ⟨p. 333⟩earnestly unto him, for the continuance of the same power in his his heart, for the continual crucifying of the old man; and the utter destroying of the body of sin, Rom. 6. 6.
This point is of excellent vse in our liues. For it teacheth a man, when his owne corruption mooueth him to sinne, and he is now euen in the Combate, (the Spirit lusting against the flesh, and the flesh against the Spirit;) even then, to call to memorie his baptisme, wherein it pleased God, to seale vnto him the mortificatiō of his sinne, by the power of Christs death: and consequently to pray ⟨p. 333⟩