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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.
4 Conscience bindeth a man so straitly that the command of no creature can free a man from it.
5 Hence man, as he maketh Conscience of the will of God commanding him some duty, is in that regard called a Debtor, Rom: 1 14. a servant, Rom 6. 16. is said to be bound, Acts 20. 22. constrained, 2. Cor. 5. 14. to have a necessity laid upon him. 1 Cor. 9. 16. so that he cannot do otherwise. Acts 4. 20.
5 Hence man, as he maketh Conscience of the will of God commanding him some duty, is in that regard called a Debtor, Rom: 1 14. a servant, Rom 6. 16. is said to be bound, Acts 20. 22. constrained, 2. Cor. 5. 14. to haue a necessity laid upon him. 1 Cor. 9. 16. so that he cannot doe otherwise. Acts 4. 20.
6 Conscience enforceth to obedience by virtue of this its act of Binding. For that is to the will an impulsive cause to make it carry it self conscientiously.