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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.
21 If the error of Conscience about the action (that is, the object or matter about which the action is) be not sinful, the Conscience erring, binds as much as if it did not err.
21 If the error of Conscience about the action (that is, the object or matter about which the action is) bee not sinnefull, the Conscience erring, binds as much as if it did not erre.
22 Conscience, through error, judging that to be lawful, or necessary, which is unlawful, doth so far bind, as that a man sins, who doth contrary to it; and sins also, if he do according to the direction of it.
22 Conscience, through errour, judging that to be lawfull, or necessary, which is unlawfull, doth so farre binde, as that a man sinnes, who doth contrary to it; and sinnes also, if he doe according to the direction of it.
23 Yet this necessity of sinning, wherein some are entangled, is not contrary to the equity of Gods Law: 1. Because the sin is not the same on both hands: on the one hand a mans sins in doing what is unlawful; and on the other, in doing it unlawfully: viz. without or against Conscience. 2. Because it is not an absolute necessity, but upon supposition only, viz. if they keep still such a Conscience, which they ought to lay down, Ephes. 4. 22. 3. Because it doth not flow from the nature of the Law of God, but both is contracted and continued by mans sin. For no man is thus entangled but by his own fault.
23 Yet this necessity of sinning, wherein some are intangled, is not contrary to the equity of Gods Law: 1. Because the sinne is not the same on both handes: on the one hand a mans sinnes in doing what is unlawfull; and on the other, in doing it unlawfully: viz. without or against Conscience. 2. Because it is not an absolute necessity, but upon supposition onely, viz. if they keepe still such a Conscience, which they ought to lay downe,