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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.
4 That the Conscience therefore be honestly good, 1it is required: 1. That it uprightly and sincerely judge that thing to be good, which God judgeth so; and that to be evil, which God judgeth evil. This uprightness must first be in the judgement, of what is to be done, which belongeth to the major Proposition; and 2. in the judgement of what hath been done, which belongs to the minor.
4 That the Conscience therefore be honestly good, 1it is required: 1. That it uprightly and sincerely judge that thing to be good, which God judgeth so; and that to be evill, which God judgeth evill. This uprightnesse must first be in the judgement, of what is to be done, which belongeth to the major Proposition; and 2. in the judgement of what hath been done, which belongs to the minor.
- 13. Things make Conscience honest.
5 To a Conscience honestly good, its 3. required that it excuse, absolve, and approve a man in what is well done; and accuse and condemn him, for what is evil.
5 To a Conscience honestly good, its 3. required that it excuse, absolue, and approve a man in what is well done; and accuse and condemne him, for what is evill.
6 Concerning the first office, which consisteth in Excusing, Absolving, and Approving, there is no controversy amongst Divines: But of the second, which consisteth in Accusing and Condemning, some doubt, and think that the goodness of Conscience doth no ways consist therein, but in Excusing only.