A69129:1131
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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6. Ans. First, in those things which are only unlawful by mans Law such kind of desires may be lawful, because such things have no intrinsical evilness in them; As if I would go out of the City over the Walls when the Gates are shut, unless it were forbidden.
6. Ans. First, in those things which are only unlawfull by mans Law such kinde of desires may be lawfull, because such things have no intrinsecal evillnesse in them; As if I would go out of the City over the Walls when the Gates are shut, unlesse it were forbidden.
7. Secondly, in some things also that are forbidden, even ⟨p. 95⟩by Gods Law which have no such intrinsical evil annexed to them, but that it may in thought be abstracted & separated; such desires may be lawful by themselves, if there be no danger of an absolute consent. As if a man should say I would take such a Woman to be my Wife, if she were not too near of kin to me.
7. Secondly, in some things also that are forbidden, even ⟨p. 95⟩by Gods Law which have no such intrinsecall evill annexed to them, but that it may in thought be abstracted & separated; such desires may be lawfull by themselves, if there be no danger of an absolute consent. As if a man should say I would take such a Woman to be my Wife, if she were not too neere of kin to me.
8. Thirdly, The desire to do that which is plainly, and intrinsically evil upon condition, if it were lawful and not forbidden, cannot be excused from sin. As if a man should say I would commit fornication if it were not forbidden. For our desires ought to stand at as far a distance from sin as from any thing in the World, and to abhor it utterly: but in such kind of desires there doth appear some inclination, and propension to sin.