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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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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.
1 An erroneous Conscience is either opposed privatively 1to a good Conscience, so it comprehendeth every Conscience that judgeth not rightly when it ought, even the doubtful and scrupulous Conscience also: or positively, so it signifieth only that Conscience, that judgeth otherwise then the thing is. This kind of erroneous Conscience, is distinguished from ⟨p. 10⟩a doubting and scrupulous Conscience, by the sin assent it giveth, though it erreth in giving it. In this question we speak of a Conscience positively erring.
1 An erroneous Conscience is either opposed privatiuely 1to a good Conscience, so it comprehendeth every Conscience that judgeth not rightly when it ought, even the doubtfull and scrupulous Conscience also: or positiuely, so it signifieth onely that Conscience, that judgeth otherwise then the thing is. This kinde of erroneous Conscience, is distinguished from ⟨p. 10⟩a doubting and scrupulous Conscience, by the sinne assent it giveth, though it erreth in giving it. In this question we speake of a Conscience positiuely erring.