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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
Book 2 › Chapter 2: Of the state of sin.Book 2 › Chapter 2: Of the state of sinne.
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.
2. The state of sin consists in the privation of spiritual life, and happiness. From this estate therefore we are to fly, as from death and the greatest evil: Concerning this state of sin the first question is, how a man may discern, whither he do still continue in it?
2. The state of sinne consists in the privation of spirituall life, and happinesse. From this estate therefore we are to fly, as from death and the greatest evill: Concerning this state of sin the first question is, how a man may discerne, whither he do still continue in it?
3. Ans. The signs, o• arguments, whereby this state may1 certainly be discerned, are in general, all those which are opposite to a state of grace, and spiritual life. For if a man be not in the one state, he must necessarily be in the other.
3. Ans. The signes, o• arguments, whereby this state may1 certainly be discern'd, are in generall, all those which are opposite to a state of grace, and spirituall life. For if a man be not in the one state, he must necessarily be in the other.
- 1Signs of the state of sin.Signes of the state of sin.
4. The first sign is a gross ignorance of those things, which belong to spiritual life, Ep. 4. 18. for hereby men are strangers to the life of God. The reason is because it is impossible that any man should please God without faith,