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A discourse of conscience wherein is set down the nature, properties, and differences thereofA discourse of conscience wherein is set downe the nature, properties, and differences thereof
A discourse of conscience wherein is set down the nature, properties, and differences thereof: as also the way to get and keep good conscience.A discourse of conscience wherein is set downe the nature, properties, and differences thereof: as also the way to get and keepe good conscience.
Cambridge: printed by John Legate, 1596Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legate, 1596
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The fourth: things indifferent must be used ⟨p. 106⟩within the compass of our callings, that is, according to our ability, degree, state and condition of life. And it is a common abuse of this liberty in our days, that the mean man will be in meat, drink, apparel, building, as the gentleman's the gentleman as the knight; the knight as the lord or Earle.
The fourth: things indifferent must be used ⟨p. 106⟩within the compasse of our callings, that is, according to our ability, degree, state and condition of life. And it is a common abuse of this liberty in our dayes, that the meane man will be in meate, drinke, apparell, building, as the gentlemans the gentleman as the knight; the knight as the lord or Earle.
Now then things indifferent are sanctified to us by the word, when our consciences are resolved out of the word that we may use them, so it be in the manner before named, and according to the rules here set down.
Now then things indifferent are sanctified to vs by the worde, when our consciences are resolued out of the word that we may use them, so it be in the manner before named, and according to the rules here set downe.
They are sanctified by prayer, when we crave at Gods hands the right use of them, and having obtained the same, give him thanks therefore. Coloss. 3. v. 17. Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of our Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.