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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.
8 A seared or cauterized Conscience, is that which no ways can be moved, no not by greatest sins, 1. Tim. 4. 2. Which have their Consciences seared with an hot Iron: This sort of Conscience is found chiefly in those, who after they have been enlightened, against their Consciences, do give up themselves to a wicked life.
8 A seared or cauterized Conscience, is that which no waies can be mooved, no not by greatest sinnes, 1. Tim. 4. 2. Which haue their Consciences seared with an hot Iron: This sort of Conscience is found chiefly in those, who after they haue been enlightened, against their Consciences, doe giue up themselues to a wicked life.
9 In these the Synteresis it self, or Law of Conscience, hath its course stopped, & for time is in a manner extinguished, Jude. 10. Whatsoever they know naturally, as beasts which are without reason, in those things they corrupt themselves. This suppressing of the natural practical knowledge, which is engrafted in all men, is by the Philosophers called [Greek or Hebrew] because such kind of men are changed as it were into stones, as in the ⟨p. 44⟩Scripture they are said to have a hard and stony heart, by other Philosophers it is called [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew], because such men become altogether brutish. 2. Pet. 2. 12. Or rather put on the nature of the Devil. Joh. •. 44.
9 In these the Synteresis it selfe, or Law of Conscience, hath its course stopped, & for time is in a manner extinguished,