A69129:1093
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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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.
13. Thirdly, some one or two circumstances of an human action may be indifferent, as if one scholar be speaking with another, it is sometimes indifferent whether they use the Latin tongue, or any other. But their talk taken with all thee circumstances is necessarily either good or bad: the reason is, because the determination of an action doth not depend upon one circumstance apart, but upon all jointly together.
13. Thirdly, some one or two circumstances of an human action may be indifferent, as if one scholler be speaking with another, it is sometimes indifferent whether they use the Latine tongue, or any other. But their talke taken with all thee circumstances is necessarily either good or bad: the reason is, because the determination of an action doth not depend upon one circumstance apart, but upon all jointly together.
14. Fourthly, there may be some singular action in which there is no goodness special to be found, which may not be found in another, and so, that at this time we do this or that, rather then another thing, therein is oftentimes neither good nor evil. Opportunity, or the suggestion of our minds without any respect of moral goodness, may be of weight sufficient to make the determination