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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
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5. Of this sort are all those questions wherein (supposing the general doctrine of Faith and Obedience) we enquire what our duty is, upon any particular occasion.
5. Of this sort are all those questions wherein (supposing the generall doctrine of Faith and Obedience) wee enquire what our duty is, upon any particular occasion.
6. Of these questions one saith well. Because that Law which is written and engraven in nature, containing the rules of honesty and natural justice, is in a manner wholly buried by original corruption, and almost totally over whelmed by custom in sinning, as it were with some heap of evil lusts laid upon it; and because also the light of the understanding is involved, and obscured with manifold darkness, so that neither those rules of honesty, which are within the book of the mind, are fully and perfectly legible, nor can our understanding read any thing therein, distinctly and plainly: Hence it is, that God, in his merciful providence hath given us three helps, viz. The light of Scripture, the assistance of his Grace, and the help of teaching. About this last, we are now to entreat.
6. Of these questions one saith well. Because that Law which is written and ingraven in nature, containing the rules of honesty and naturall justice, is in a manner wholly buryed by originall corruption, and almost totally over whelmed by custome in sinning, as it were with some heape of evill lusts laid upon it; and because also the light of the understanding is invilved, and obscured with manifold darkenesse, so that neither those rules of honesty, which are within the booke of the mind, are fully and perfectly legible, nor can our understanding read any thing therein, distinctly and plainly: Hence it is, that God, in his mercifull providence hath given us three helps, viz. The light of Scripture, the assistance of his Grace, and the helpe of teaching. About this last, we are now to intreate.