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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.
Secondly, doubting is either Speculative, or Practical. 1Speculative is that, which is not immediately conversant about a practise or action: as when one doubteth, whether this or that thing be his or not. Practical, is that, which immediately is conversant about some particular action.
Secondly, doubting is either Speculatiue, or Practicall. 1Speculatiue is that, which is not immediately conversant about a practise or action: as when one doubteth, whether this or that thing be his or not. Practicall, is that, which immediately is conversant about some particular action.
- 1A speculative doubt, and a practical doubt.A speculatiue doubt, and a practicall doubt.
Answ. These things being laid down, it is answered;
Answ. These things being laid downe, it is answered;
First, in all those doubts which do any way belong to our practise, diligent enquiry is to be made, that we may clearly perceive the truth and not doubt; because while the mind remains in doubt, the action must of necessity want that perfection which it would have, if it were done with Knowledge, and certainty of judgement. ⟨p. 18⟩For the more certain our knowledge is, touching those things which we do, the more confident we are in doing, and more joyful when we have done them.