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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.
19 A troubled Conscience, Evil through fault, or faulty in being troubled, is most properly in those that are true believers. For although unbelievers do sin most highly, in not seeking after the true remedy in Christ, when Conscience accuseth justly, (but either fall down under the burden, or through hardness of heart keep out trouble, or seek ease from things that are most vain, as it were from the leaves of the Fig tree) yet the sin properly is not in the judgement ⟨p. 46⟩of conscience, or in conscience so judging them, but in the Conclusions, which are deduced and drawn from it.
19 A troubled Conscience, Evill through fault, or faulty in being troubled, is most properly in those that are true beleevers. For although unbeleevers doe sinne most highly, in not seeking after the true remedy in Christ, when Conscience accuseth justly, (but either fall downe under the burden, or through hardnesse of heart keepe out trouble, or seeke ease from things that are most vaine, as it were from the leaues of the Figge tree) yet the sin properly is not in the judgement ⟨p. 46⟩of conscience, or in conscience so judging them, but in the Conclusions, which are deduced and drawne from it.
20 The Conscience of Believers is sinful, in being troubled, many ways. In such a case the reasoning of Conscience is diligently to be examined. For the major or minor may, and ought always to be denied and confuted, that Conscience may be healed. As it is in those Accusations which come from want of sense of Gods favour, from the sense of Gods wrath, from outward afflictions, from horrid temptations to sin, and from divers kinds of sins.1
20 The Conscience of Beleevers is sinfull, in being troubled, many wayes. In such a case the reasoning of Conscience is diligently to be examined. For the major or minor may, and ought alwaies to bee denied and confuted, that Conscience may bee healed. As it is in those Accusations which come from want of sense of Gods favour, from the sense of Gods wrath, from outward afflictions, from horrid temptations to sinne, and from divers kindes of sinnes.