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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 2 › Chapter 19: Of the Conscience of sin.Book 2 › Chapter 19: Of the Conscience of sinne.
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.
1. Ans. Sins are of two sorts. For some be properly called infirmities, or faults, which do commonly cleave to the best and most vigilant of the faithful, 1 Cor. 6. 7. Others are more heinous wickedness which neither are to be found in all the faithful nor in any of them at all unless very seldom; and by reason of some violent temptation, Romans 6. 13. Gal. 6. 1.
1. Ans. Sinnes are of two sorts. For some be properly cal'd infirmities, or faults, which do commonly cleave to the best and most vigilant of the faithfull, 1 Cor. 6. 7. Others are more hainous wickednesse which neither are to be found in all the faithfull nor in any of them at all unlesse very seldom; and by reason of some violent temptation, Romans 6. 13. Gal. 6. 1.
2. An infirmity is when a purpose to do well is present, but power of performing it is absent, Rom. 7. 18. A wickedness is when the purpose it self at least in some particular fact is impious, 2 Sam. 12. 10. Now in case of infirmities these following arguments may serve for consolation.
2. An infirmity is when a purpose to do well is present, but power of performing it is absent, Rom. 7. 18