A69129:677
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.
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.
VI. Now we must observe that when the question is, whether a man may have a will to resist temptation? this word may doth admit two significations; For it signifies sometimes a possibility which is passive, in respect of capacity, and sometimes in regard of virtue or power, or efficiency, now it is manifest, that no man can resist any temptation by way of efficiency, but by way of possibility, or passibility.
VI. Now wee must observe that when the question is, whether a man may have a will to resist temptation? this word may doth admit two significations; For it signifies sometimes a possibility which is passive, in respect of capacity, and sometimes in regard of vertue or power, or efficiency, now it is manifest, that no man can resist any temptation by way of efficiency, but by way of possibility, or passibility.