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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. 9. Of Adoption.
Upon Faith in Christ follows justification and adoption, but because justification doth properly consist in relation therefore there is no peculiar thing about it that belongs to Conscience, besides those which either were spoken of before, in the Questions about Faith, or are hereafter to be spoken of, amongst those things which belong to Sanctification, Glorification, and Obedience.
VPon Faith in Christ followes justification and adoptition, but because justification doth properly consist in relation therefore there is no peculiar thing about it that belongs to Conscience, besides those which either were spoken of before, in the Questions about Faith, or are hereafter to be spoken of, amongst those things which belong to Sanctification, Glorification, and Obedience.
If any one be certain of his Faith in Christ, and yet do doubt in Conscience whether he be justified before God, this happens through want of wisdom to infer the conclusion ⟨p. 23⟩out of the promises. This defect therefore is remedied by a right information about the nature of justification. For all the promises of the Gospel concerning remission of sins, justification, and life eternal, do as well belong to every particular believer, and may and ought as well to be apprehended, and applied by him unto himself, as if his own name were written in the Scriptures. The reason is, because whatsoever is promised to Faith, or to the faithful in general, is promised expressly to all and every true believer in particular.