A69129:1081
Conscience with the Power and Cases Thereof
Conscience with the power and cases thereof Divided into V. books. Written by the godly and learned, William Ames, Doctor, and Professor of Divinity, in the famous University of Franeker in Friesland. Translated out of Latin into English, for more public benefit.Conscience with the power and cases thereof Devided into V. bookes. Written by the godly and learned, William Ames, Doctor, and Professor of Divinity, in the famous University of Franeker in Friesland. Translated out of Latine into English, for more publique benefit.
Leiden and London : Imprinted W. Christiaens, E. Griffin, J. Dawson, Anno MDCXXIX 1639Leyden and London : Imprinted W. Christiaens, E. Griffin, J. Dawson, Anno MDCXXIX 1639
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.
Qu. 2. Whether there be any actions indifferent in regard of their kind?
5. Ans. First, this may be understood two ways: either that indifferency be of the specific nature of any action, which is false: or that the common nature of an action should have an indifferent respect to good or evil, which is true.
5. Ans. First, this may be understood two wayes: either that indifferency be of the specificall nature of any action, which is false: or that the common nature of an action should have an indifferent respect to good or evill, which is true.
6. Secondly, there is therefore no action of its own nature so indifferent, but by circumstances it may be made good, or evil; but there be divers actions which in their common and bare nature, before they be as it were clothed with circumstances, do include in themselves no goodness or badness; as, to eat, to drink, to take a journey, to walk, &c.
6. Secondly, there is therefore no action of its own nature so indifferent, but by circumstances it may be made good, or evill; but there be divers actions which in their common and bare nature, before they be as it were clothed with circumstances, doe include in themselves no goodnesse or badnesse; as, to eat, to drink, to take a journey, to walke, &c.