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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 1 › Chapter 2: Of the Synteresis, or storehouse of Principles.
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.
That Synteresis out of which the proposition of this syllogism or the Law of Conscience is taken, is most properly a habit of the understanding, by which we do assent unto the principles of moral actions, that is, such actions as are our duty, because God hath willed, or commanded them; whence it hath the name in Greek from conserving; for through the goodness of God, the knowledge of many things which we ought to do or shun, are still conserved in mans mind, even after his fall.
THat Synteresis out of which the proposition of this syllogisine or the Law of Conscience is taken, is most properly a habit of the understanding, by which wee doe assent unto the principles of morall actions, that is, such actions as are our duty, because God hath willed, or commanded them; whence it hath the name in Greeke from conserving; for through the goodnesse of God, the knowledge of many things which wee ought to doe or shun, are still conserved in mans mind, even after his fall.
That exposition of Durand who dreams that the Greek word Synteresis signifies a Collection, is too harsh and absurd.
That exposition of Durand who dreames that the Greeke word Synteresis signifies a Co•lection, is too harsh and absurd.
2 Because this Synteresis is an habit, therefore many do call Conscience, an habit: but it is only the principle of conscience, neither doth it make up any part of conscience, but only as conscience is in its exercise.
2 Because this Synteresis is an habit, therefore many doe call Conscience, an habit: but it is onely the principle of conscience, neither doth it make up any part of conscience, but only as conscience is in its excercse.