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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.
And indeed, if such things were handled in the meetings of Preachers, according to the variety of Cases that fall out; and the more remarkable decisions set down in writing; the children of Israel should not need to go down to the Philistines (that is, our Students to Popish Authors) to sharpen every man his Share, his Mattock, or his Axe, or his weeding Hooke, as it fell out in the extreme necessity of Gods people, 1 Sam. 13. 20.
And indeede, if such things were handled in the meetings of Preachers, according to the variety of Cases that fall out; and the more remarkeable decisions set downe in writing; the children of Israel should not neede to goe downe to the Philistims (that is, our Sutdents to Popish Authors) to sharpen every man his Share, his Mattocke, or his Axe, or his weeding Hooke, as it fell out in the extreame necessity of Gods people, 1 Sam. 13. 20.
Furthermore if such as are addicted to the Ministry, were first instructed in these things, and were seriously ⟨image 5⟩tried in them at the Examination, before they were ordained, one might well hope, to have as well Preachers as Churches, more according to Gods heart and Christs, then now we have.
Furthermore if such as are addicted to the Ministry, were first instructed in these things, and were seriously ⟨image 5⟩tried in them at the Examination, before they were ordained, one might well hope, to haue as well Preachers as Churches, more according to Gods heart and Christs, then now we haue.