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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. 17. Of Death.
Concerning Death the first Question is whether it be a thing to be contemned?
COncerning Death the first Question is whether it be a thing to be contemned?
1. Ans. Death is not simply to be contemned, 1. because1 it is in its own nature a grievous judgement of God against the sins of men, and so doth represent, both our desert and Gods wrath, 2. because it is in its own nature, a passage to an eternal separation from God, so that it is a point either of desperate security, or affected wisdom, and valour, to contemn death after that manner that some of the heathen have done, who have been praised for so doing. But yet comparison being made betwixt death and those things which after death are prepared for the faithful, death may, and ought in some sort to be contemned by all believers, Heb. 12. 2.
1. Ans. Death is not simply to be contemned, 1. because1 it is in its own nature a grievous judgement of God against the sinnes of men, and so doth represent, both our desert and Gods wrath, 2. because it is in its owne nature, a passage to an eternall separation from God, so that it is a point either of desperate security, or affected wisdome, and valour, to contemne death after that manner that some of the heathen have done, who have been prais'd for so doing. But yet comparison being made betwixt death and those things which after death are prepared for the faithfull, death may, and ought in some sort to bee contemned by all believers,