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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.
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.
- 1Error privative and positive.Error privat•ve and positiue.
2 There are some principles so clear, and written in the hearts of all men, that they cannot err to obey and practise them: such as this is, That God ought to be loved▪ Perjury ought to be eschewed: no mans Conscience can err in such like things as these, or do them against Conscience. A man cannot love God against his Conscience, &c. Conscience therefore doth err properly about conclusions that are gathered from such principles.