A69129:1092
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
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11. Secondly, every action which proceeds from deliberate reason, and is properly called humane, considered singularly and in the individual, as it is an exercised action, is either good or evil. For such a kind of action is either ordered to a good end, or it is not; If it be, •hen it hath the nature of a good action, if other circumstance• be correspondent; if it be not ordered to a good end, it is an evil action because it wants the perfection, which ought to be in it, and is not according to its rule.
11. Secondly, every action which proceeds from deliberate reason, and is properly called humane, considered singularly and in the individuall, as it is an exercised action, is either good or evill. For such a kind of action is either ordered to a good end, or it is not; If it be, •hen it hath the nature of a good action, if other circumstance• be correspondent; if it be not ordered to a good end, it is an evill action because it wants the perfection, which ought to be in it, and is not according to its rule.
12. Yet is not required to the goodness of natural action, that it be always actually and explicitly referred to the due •nd, so that this be done implicitly and virtually; because reason in that exercise of such kind of actions, may often with more profit be conversant about those objects.
12. Yet is not required to the goodnesse of naturall action, that it be alwayes actually and explicitly referred to the due •nd, so that this be done implicity and vertually; because reason in that exercise of such kinde of actions, may often with more profit be conversant about those objects.