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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
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IV. The fightings which arise from the faculty of reason within our selves are these, 1. Curiosity, that is a lust to know things not necessary, and things the knowledge of which tend nothing to, nor help forward at all salvation, 2. Slowness to believe, 3. Levity in believing every thing 4. Doubtfulness, 5. Suspiciousness, 6. A spirit of blasphemy which is a spring and fountain of abominable thoughts, and of thoughts so horrible and troublesome, that such a kind of temptation is like a martyrdom, and there have been some that have rather desired to suffer Martyrdom then to endure such thoughts.
IV. The fightings which arise from the faculty of reason within our selves are these, 1. Curiosity, that is a lust to know things not necessary, and things the knowledge of which tend nothing to, nor helpe forward at all salvation, 2. Slownesse to believe, 3. Levity in believing every thing 4. Doubtfulnesse, 5. Suspitiousnesse, 6. A spirit of blasphemy which is a spring and fountaine of abominable thoughts, and of thoughts so horrible and troublesome, that such a kind of temptation is like a martirdome, and there have beene some that have rather desired to suffer Martyrdome then to endure such thoughts.
V. Any one may resist any temptation of the Devil, if he do simply and purely will it, without any mixture of unwillingness. For no man is overcome, or yields to the temptation utterly against his will, for so his will remains unconquered, and victorious and uninclined to consent unto the temptation, and so a man should both yield, and not yield. But that a man •ay, simply, and purely be willing to make resistance it is not from man himself, or from any natural power in him but from the gift of God, and the help and assistance of his grace.
V. Any one may resist any temptation of the Devill, if he do simply and purely will it, without any mixture of unwillingnesse. For no man is overcome, or yeilds to the temptation utterly against his will, for so his will remaines unconquered, and victorious and uninclined to consent unto the temptation, and so a man should both yeild, and not yeild. But that a man ay, simply, and purely be willing to make resistance it is not from man himselfe, or from any naturall power in him but from the gift of God, and the helpe and assistance of his grace.