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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.
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7 From hence ariseth the distinction of Conscience into that which is Natural, and that which is Enlightened. Natural Conscience is that which acknowledgeth for law the principles of nature, and the conclusions arising from them. Enlightened is that which doth beside those, acknowledge whatsoever is prescribed in the Scriptures. The Scripture sometimes speaketh of this ⟨p. 6⟩last: as Rom. 6. 3. and sometimes of the other as 1 Cor: 6: 8.
7 From hence ariseth the distinction of Conscience into that which is Naturall, and that which is Inlightened. Naturall Conscience is that which acknowledgeth for law the principles of nature, and the conclusions arising from them. Inlightened is that which doth beside those, acknowledge whatsoever is prescribed in the Scriptures. The Scripture sometimes speaketh of this ⟨p. 6⟩last: as Rom. 6. 3. and sometimes of the other as 1 Cor: 6: 8.
8 From hence it appeareth that the perfect and only rule of Conscience is the revealed will of God, whereby a mans duty is both shown and commanded. For Synteresis in a more large sense consisteth, partly of moral principles that are naturally in us, together with their conclusions; and partly, of those which God besides them hath enjoined. But the revealed will of God whereby man knows his duty, containeth both these.
8 From hence it appeareth that the perfect and only rule of Conscience is the revealed will of God, whereby a mans duty is both showne and commanded. For Synteresis in a more large sense consisteth, partly of morall principles that are naturally in us, together with their conclusions; and partly, of those which God besides them hath injoyned. But the revealed will of God whereby man knowes his duty, containeth both these.