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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.
3 One is scrupulous either in examining what he hath done, or in ordering what he is to do.
3 One is scrupulous either in examining what hee hath done, or in ordering what he is to doe.
4 Scruples do arise, (God so ordaining) to the end he may either punish, or try men: sometimes out of the suggestion of the Devil, sometimes from want of knowledge, sometimes from Melancholy, or some such like constitution of body; sometimes from the society of scrupulous men.
4 Scruples doe arise, (God so ordaining) to the end he may either punish, or try men: sometimes out of the suggestion of the Devill, somtimes from want of knowledge, sometimes from Melancholy, or some such like constitution of body; sometimes from the society of scrupulous men.
5 A Scrupulous conscience differs from a Doubtful one, in this, that a Doubtful conscience doth assent to neither part of the question; but the scrupulous conscience doth assent to one, but is solicited to the other part, by a kind of fear.
5 A Scrupulous conscience differs from a Doubtfull one, in this, that a Doubtfull conscience doth assent to neither part of the question; but the scrupulous conscience doth assent to one, but is sollicited to the other part, by a kinde of feare.