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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.
Hitherto we have spoken of the Nature, now we are to entreat of the Cases of Conscience.
Hitherto we have spoken of the Nature, now we are to intreate of the Cases of Conscience.
_1. A Case of Conscience is a practical question, concerning which, the Conscience may make a doubt.
_1. A Case of Conscience is a practicall question, concerning which, the Conscience may make a doubt.
2. It is said to be a question, because it is not an axiom or proposition that is manifest of it self, but hath need of illustration and proof, by some third argument.
2. It is said to be a question, because it is not an axiome or proposition that is manifest of it selfe, but hath need of illustration and proofe, by some third argument.
3. It is a practical question, because of the doubts which do not immediately belong to practise, do not immediately