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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.
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5 The Will can at pleasure suspend its act about that which is apprehended and judged to be good, without any foregoing act of judgement, that it should do so; for if to suspend an act, and to leave of acting, an act of judgement, be necessarily required; then to suspend that judgement, another judgement is requisite; and to suspend that, another; and so in infinitum.
5 The Will can at pleasure suspend its act about that which is apprehended and judged to be good, without any foregoing act of judgement, that it should doe so; for if to suspend an act, and to leaue of acting, an act of judgement, bee necessarily required; then to suspend that judgement, another judgement is requisite; and to suspend that, another; and so in infinitum.
6 The Will can turn away the understanding from the consideration of any object, which at present it apprehendeth ⟨p. 24⟩and judgeth to be good, to the consideration that it hath formerly apprehended and judged to be so. By reason of this commanding power, the Will is the first cause of unadvisedness, and blame-worthy error in the Understanding. When the Will doth first begin, to draw away the understanding from that, which it hath judged to be good, it doth it, by its own inclination without any judgement that it should do so; otherwise these two judgements should be together; namely, this ought to be followed, and this ought not, which were absurd.
6 The Will can turn away the understanding frō the consideration of any object, which at present it apprehendeth ⟨p. 24⟩and judgeth to be good, to the consideration that it hath formerly apprehended and judged to be so. By reason of this commanding power, the Will is the first cause of unadvisednesse, and blame-worthy error in the Vnderstanding. When the Will doth first begin, to draw away the understanding from that, which it hath judged to be good, it doth it, by its owne inclination without any judgement that it should doe so; otherwise these two judgements should bee together; namely, this ought to be followed, and this ought not, which were absurd.