A69129:1155
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.
Qu. 2. Whether do those discommodities which fall out in the event of an evil work increase the sin.
Qu. 2. Whether doe those discommodities which fall out in the event of an evill work increase the sin.
5. Ans. These kinds of events may have a fourfold respect unto the will of the sinner. 1 Sometimes they are directly intended, and then they do increase the sin, in the internal nature of it whether they follow or follow not, 2. Sometimes they are foreseen, although not directly intended, as, when one seeth an innocent person like to be much endamaged by the theft which he intendeth, and then interpretatively, and indirectly they are said to be increased, and likewise aggravate the sin, 3. Sometimes they are neither intended nor foreseen, but yet they ought by some means to be foreseen and prevented: and then also they aggravate the sin, because they are in some sort presumed to be foreseen, 4. Sometimes the ignorance of them is void of sin, and then they are not imputed as sins.
5. Ans. These kinds of events may have a fourefold respect unto the will of the sinner. 1 Sometimes they are directly intended, and then they doe increase the sinne, in the internall nature of it whether they follow or follow not, 2. Sometimes they are foreseene, although not directly intended, as, when one seeth an innocent person like to be much indammaged by the theft which he intendeth, and then interpretatively, and indirectly they are said to be increased, and likewise aggravate the sinne, 3. Sometimes they are neither intended nor foreseene, but yet they ought by some meanes to be foreseene and prevented: and then also they aggravate the sin, because they are in some sort presumed to be foreseene, 4. Sometimes the ignorance of them is void of sinne, and then they are not imputed as sins.