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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.
CHAP. XV. Of divers degrees and sorts of an Evil Conscience.
CHAP. XV. Of divers degrees and sorts of an Evill Conscience.
1 AN Evil Conscience may be distinguished into divers degrees: 1. In respect of defect, into a benumbed▪ stupid, and seared. 2. In respect of excess, into a troubled and desperate one.
1 AN Evill Conscience may bee distinguished into divers degrees: 1. In respect of defect, into a benummed▪ stupid, and seared. 2. In respect of excesse, into a troubled and desperate one.
2 A benumbed Conscience is that, which is so dull 1and heavy in its Acts, that there follows no strong stirrings of heart after it; nothing to purpose comes of it. Those that have such a conscience, are oppressed with a kind of spiritual sleep, wherein the sense of conscience, is so bound, that it is no more moved, then a man that sleepeth is by his own dreams.
2 A benummed Conscience is that, which is so dull 1and heavy in its Acts, that there followes no strong stirrings of heart after it; nothing to purpose comes of it. Those that haue such a conscience, are oppressed with a kind of spiritual sleepe, wherein the sense of conscience, is so bound, that it is no more moved, then a man that sleepeth is by his owne dreames.