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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.
CHAP. 4. How the sinner ought to prepare himself to conversion.
CHAP. 4. How the sinner ought to prepare himselfe to conversion.
Quest. 3. What ought a man to do, that he may be translated out of a state of sin, into the state of grace?
QUest. 3. What ought a man to do, that he may be translated out of a state of sin, into the state of grace?
Ans. Of those things which are necessarily required to this purpose, some pertain to the pulling a man out of the state of sin, and some to the setting him in the state of grace, Those things which pertain to the pulling a man out of the state of sin, are such as serve to shake a man out of that carnal security, in which he slept before, and to work in him a carefulness of his salvation above all things else Act. 2. 37. & 16. 33. That this may be done, many things are necessary.
Ans. Of those things which are necessarily required to this purpose, some pertaine to the pulling a man out of the state of sinne, and some to the setting him in the state of grace, Those things which pertaine to the pulling a man out of the state of sinne, are such as serue to shake a man out of that carnall security, in which he slept before, and to worke in him a carefulnesse of his salvation above all things else Act. 2. 37. & 16. 33. That this may be done, many things are necessay.