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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
Book 1 › Chapter 7: Of the attention of Conscience to its Facts.
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.
1. That many both may do, and do against Conscience, as it is an habit, or *Summary of Principles: ⟨p. 23⟩and in so doing, they do in some sense, go against Conscience.
1. That many both may doe, and doe against Conscience, as it is an habite, or *Summary of Principles: ⟨p. 23⟩and in so doing, they doe in some sense, goe against Conscience.
- *Sy•sis
2. Against Conscience as it is an act, all those do, who do any thing against that Judgement which they had actually, and yet have virtually or in the principle, though actually they judge not as they have done formerly.
2. Against Conscience as it is an act, all those doe, who do any thing against that Iudgement which they had actually, and yet haue virtually or in the principle, though actually they judge not as they haue done formerly.
3. The Will cannot will, desire, choose, or follow after any thing, without a speculative apprehension of it, because the object of the will is known Good. No man was ever known to desire what he no ways knew.