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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 3: Of deferring or putting off ones Conversion.
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6. Because the purpose of deferring repentance cannot stand with a sincere purpose to repent, 1 Peter 4. 3. It is a point of dishonesty, and fraud, and a sign of a debtor that never means to pay what he owes, when a man because he is not minded to pay, defers, and puts it of, from one day unto another.
6. Because the purpose of deferring repentance cannot stand with a sincere purpose to repent, 1 Peter 4. 3. It is a point of dishonesty, and fraud, and a signe of a debtor that never meanes to pay what he owes, when a man because hee is not minded to pay, defers, and puts it of, from one day unto another.
7. Because late repentance is very seldom true, and almost always suspicions. The example of the thief which we read, of in the Scriptures is only one, neither yet do we read of him, or of any other that was afterward converted that did defer and put off his repentance. Yea the clean contrary is threatened to such a man, Mat. 24. 48.
7. Because late repentance is very seldome true, and almost alwayes suspitions. The example of the theife which we read, of in the Scriptures is onely one, neither yet do we reade of him, or of any other that was afterward converted that did defer and put off his repentance. Yea the cleane contrary is threatned to such a man, Mat. 24. 48.