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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
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The third Question is how the testimony of the spirit may be preserved?
8. Ans. 1. If we extinguish and quench it not by contempt or neglect of the means of grace, 1 Thess. 5. 19. 20. The reason is, because the word with the like means of grace are the force of the spiritual life, by the use of which the spirit is strengthened ⟨p. 25⟩within us, and in the want of which the spirit in regard of its inhabitation fails in us, and is said to be quenched.
8. Ans. 1. If we extinguish and quench it not by contempt or neglect of the meanes of grace, 1 Thess. 5. 19. 20. The reason is, because the word with the like means of grace are the force of the spirituall life, by the use of which the spirit is strengthned ⟨p. 25⟩within us, and in the want of which the spirit in regard of its inhabitation failes in us, and is said to be quenched.
11. 2. If we grieve it not by the filthiness of sin, Eph. 4. 30. The reason is because as natural grief ariseth from the presence, or representation of some repugnant, and unwelcome object, which is incumbent and prevails against us, so that spirit is in a sort grieved by the prevailing of sin, a thing to him most odious and repugnant.