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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.
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.
If any one be certaine of his Faith in Christ, and yet do doubt in Conscience whether he be justified before God, this happens through want of wisdome 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 Gospell concerning remission of sinnes, justification, and life eternall, do as well belong to every particular believer, and may and ought as well to be apprehended, and applied by him unto himselfe, as if his owne name were written in the Scriptures. The reason is, because whatsoever is promised to Faith, or to the faithfull in generall, is promised expresly to all and every true believer in particular.
There is the same reason for adoption also, save only that to this benefit, there is attributed as an adjunct a certain operation of the spirit in respect whereof he is called the spirit of adoption. For although it be the same spirit, which doth, 1. convince men of sin, and of righteousness, and judgement, John 16. 8. 2 Illuminate them with the saving knowledge of Christ,