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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.
4. Ans. Nothing at all but either absolute violence of constraint, or chance which could not be foreseen, or prevented. And for such things as are done through absolute violence or mere chance, they have neither the nature of Obedience or sin. As if one should be forced to offer incense or bow the knee before an Idol, or should merely by chance kill another, D•ut. 19. 56▪ 10.
4. Ans. Nothing at all but either absolute violence of constraint, or chance which could not be foreseen, or prevented. And for such things as are done through absolute violence or meere chance, they have neither the nature of Obedience or sin. As if one should be forced to offer incense or bow the knee before an Idoll, or should meerely by chance kill another, D•ut. 19. 56▪ 10.
5. Ans. First, that ignorance which is in some sort a cause of the action (so that if a man knew what he did he would not Do it) if it be unvoluntary both in it self and in its cause, that is, not affected, nor procured, nor tolerated, doth make the action merely casual and unvoluntary and so excuseth from sin.