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The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal…
The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal divided into four parts ... : in each of which there are not a few choice and useful questions, very shortly and satisfyingly discussed and cleared / by ... Mr. James Durham ... who being dead (by this) yet speaketh ; and published by John Carstares ... ; to which is prefixed an excellent preface of famous Mr. Blair ... ; together with a table of the contents of the several chapters of each part.
Edinburgh: printed by Christopher Higgins, 1659
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.
IF it be asked, What is to be accounted a satisfying and successful admonition? And how men are to judge of, and walk in reference to, the same? Answ. We would distinguish satisfaction or success as to an admonition, which may be either full satisfaction or only partial. Full satisfaction is, When the person is so fully convinced of his ill, as not only to forbear the venting thereof, and to give no offence for the time to come, but also fully to abandon the same as being grieved therefore, and willing to edify others, by a suitable acknowledgement.1
IF it be asked, What is to be accounted a satisfying and successefull admonition? And how men are to judge of, and walk in reference to, the same? Answ. We would distinguish satisfaction or successe as to an admonition, which may be either full satisfaction or only partiall. Full satisfaction is, When the person is so fully convinced of his ill, as not only to forbear the venting thereof, and to give no offence for the time to come, but also fully to abandon the same as being grieved therefore, and willing to edifie others, by a suitable acknowledgement.1
- 1Some useful Distinctions of satisfaction.Some usefull Distinctions of satisfaction.
Again, we call that a partial satisfaction or success, when though there is not a fully satisfying length obtained; ⟨p. 238⟩yet can it not be said to be altogether fruitless. As suppose, 1. a person should not be brought wholly to disclaim his errors, yet should profess a conviction of the ill of venting them, and troubling the Church with them, and afterward should engage to abstain from offending in that kind. 2. Suppose one should be convinced of the more gross errors, and be content to disclaim these, yet should stick at some others, professing scruple in them.