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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.
CHAP. IV. Of an erroneous Conscience.
Touching this doctrine, of the first acts and offices of Conscience, divers questions are moved, which being of great weight and moment, for the directing of our Actions aright throughout our whole life, ought of necessity to be here expedited, though briefly.
TOuching this doctrine, of the first acts and offices of Conscience, divers questions are moved, which being of great weight and moment, for the directing of our Actions aright throughout our whole life, ought of necessitie to bee heere expedited, though briefly.
Quest. The first question is, Whether an erroneous Conscience doth bind?
Answ. To unfold this question rightly, these five things are briefly to be opened: 1. What an erroneous Conscience is. 2. About what things it is conversant. 3. Whence the error of Conscience cometh. 4. The general differences of these errors. 5. The several ways of binding.
Answ. To unfold this question rightly, these fiue things are briefely to be opened: 1. What an erroneous Conscience is. 2. About what things it is conversant. 3. Whence the errour of Conscience commeth. 4. The generall differences of these errors. 5. The severall waies of binding.