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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.
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10. Eighthly, these infirmities shall not be imputed to us for sins, Rom. 7. 17. 10.
11. In more heinous sins, there can be no solid comfort had, till they be taken away, 1 Cor. 5. 2. 6. The reason is because such kind of sins make even believers themselves subject to the threatenings of the Law, and do in a great degree, exclude them from the promises of the Gospel, wast the Conscience, Heb. 10. 22. And expose them to the wrath of God, as being partakers with the wicked and unbelievers. Eph. 5. 6, 7. Gal. 6. 17. And therefore have in them a cause of terror not of consolation. Heb. 10. 31. Yet a believer may in some sort sufreine himself even in the greatest sins with the possibility and hope of mercy, Romans 11. 23. Luke 22. 23.
11. In more hainous sinnes, there can be no solid comfort had, till they be taken away, 1 Cor. 5. 2. 6. The reason is because such kind of sinnes make even beleevers themselves subject to the threatnings of the Law, and do in a great degree, exclude them from the promises of the Gospell, wast the Conscience, Heb. 10. 22. And expose them to the wrath of God, as being partakers with the wicked and unbeleevers.