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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. 12. Of growth in Sanctification.
The fifth Question is whether we ought to content our selves with this, that we have some beginnings of sanctification?
THe fifth Question is whether wee ought to content our selves with this, that wee have some beginnings of sanctification?
1. Answ. No, there are two duties to be performed yet by us, in either of which if we be negligent all our labour is lost.
1. Answ. No, there are two duties to be performed yet by us, in either of which if wee be negligent all our labour is lost.
2. The 1. Is a care to keep that holiness we have, 1 Tim. 1. 19. The reason is because that many have escaped in some degree the pollutions of the world, and yet have been entangled therein and overcome, and so the latter end hath been worse with them then their beginning, 2 Pet. 21. 22.