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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 14: Of an evil Conscience.Book 1 › Chapter 14: Of an evill Conscience.
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 The first fault of an evil Conscience is Blindness, whence it judgeth of Good and Evil no otherwise: then one that is bodily blind useth to judge of colours: He calleth good evil, and evil good, Isaiah. 5. 10.
3 The first fault of an evill Conscience is Blindnes, whence it judgeth of Good and Evill no otherwise: then one that is bodily blinde useth to judge of colours: He calleth good evill, and evill good, Esai. 5. 10.
4 The second fault, is a kind of spiritual dullness, ⟨p. 41⟩whence it neither stirreth up powerfully to that, which it seeth is good, nor draweth back from that which it acknowledgeth evil, Rom. 1. 18 Which withhold the truth in unrighteousness.
4 The second fault, is a kind of spirituall dulnesse, ⟨p. 41⟩whence it neither stirreth up powerfully to that, which it seeth is good, nor draweth backe from that which it acknowledgeth evill, Rom. 1. 18 Which withhold the truth in unrighteousnesse.
5 The third fault, is false-witness-bearing, which principally appeareth in Excusing, and Accusing falsely.