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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.
1 A Good Conscience admits of degrees, for which cause it is by the Apostle distinguished, into a weak and a strong Conscience, Rom. 15. 1.
1 A Good Conscience admits of degrees, for which cause it is by the Apostle distinguished, into a weake and a strong Conscience, Rom. 15. 1.
2 A weak Conscience is that which is purged by unfeigned Faith, but is troubled with these imperfections, which all believers, for the most part, do outgrow by time.
2 A weake Conscience is that which is purged by unfained Faith, but is troubled with these imperfections, which all beleevers, for the most part, doe outgrow by time.
3 True Faith is supposed to be in a weak Conscience, for he that is weak, is a Brother, Rom. 14. 15. 21. not to be condemned or set at nought, vers. 10. One for whom Christ hath dyed, 1 Cor. 8. 11. This Conscience therefore being good, differeth in kind from that which ⟨p. 39⟩is weak through malice, Presumption, or Superstition.
3 True Faith is supposed to be in a weake Conscience, for he that is weake, is a Brother,