A discourse about the state of true happiness delivered in certain sermons in Oxford,…A discourse about the state of true happinesse deliuered in certaine sermons in Oxford,…

Such is the arguing of conscience for things past: But thus it worketh about things to be done:

Let us imagine a man to deliberate with himself whether he should be Non-resident or no. His habit of practical principles, if he will deal faithfully with his own soul, especially by the help of the honester Casuists, may yield him matter enough out of nature against Non-residencie, as might easily appear, if the point were incident. But sith the case is clear, Ezech. 33. he may thus frame his practical syllogism:

Let vs imagine a man to deliberate with himselfe whether he should be Non-resident or no. His habit of practicall principles, if he will deale faithfully with his owne soule, especially by the helpe of the honester Casists, may yeeld him matter enough out of nature against Non-residencie, as might easilie appeare, if the point were incident. But sith the case is cleere, Ezech. 33. he may thus frame his practicall syllogisme:

The Non-resident must answer for the blood of those souls, which by his unconscionable and unwarrantable absence, & negligence in his charge have perished in their sins.

The Non-resident must answere for the blood of those soules, which by his vnconscionable and vnwarrantable absence, & negligence in his charge haue perished in their sins.