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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.
1. Ans. Besides those things which were propounded before, it is further required, 1. that a man do go altogether out of himself, renouncing his own righteousness▪ Rom. 10. 3. Phil. 3. 9. The reason is because no man will seek righteousness out of himself by Faith, unless he do first acknowledge himself to be destitute of all righteousness in himself.
1. Ans. Besides those things which were propounded before, it is further required, 1. that a man do go altogether out of himselfe, renouncing his owne righteousnesse▪ Rom. 10. 3. Phil. 3. 9. The reason is because no man will seeke righteousnes out of himselfe by Faith, unlesse he do first acknowledge himselfe to be destitute of all righteousnesse in himselfe.
2. Secondly, he ought to propound unto himself the righteousness of Christ, as his chiefest aim, and scope, so that he doth contemn all things in respect of that, Phil. 3. 9. 12. The reason is, because Christ is never sought as he ought to be, unless he be preferred before all things else, as the only means of eternal salvation.
2. Secondly, hee ought to propou•d unto himselfe the righteousnesse of Christ, as his chiefest aime, and scope, so that he doth contemne all things in respect of that, Phil. 3. 9. 12