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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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26. Fifthly, we ought to associate with them, that have the zeal of God, Pro. 22. 24, 25. & 27. 17. Among such we must especially desire those Ministers whose tongues have been touched with a coal from the Altar, Isaiah 6. For by notorious and lamentable experience (even in reformed Churches) that is found to be true, which the author (heretofore praised) writ long since. The words of life in the lips of many Doctors & preachers are dead, in regard of the virtue, and efficacy; For they do so coldly and dully preach the words of God, that they seem even to be dead in their lips: Whence it comes to pass, that as they themselves are cold and dead, even so do they leave their hearers cold and dead, and I would to God they did not make them so. I knew a man that for this cause left the City Paris; For he said that he was made colder, and colder daily, with the Lectures and Sermons in Paris: And that he was afraid if he should stay longer there, he should be quite frozen to death spiritually. Wherefore he got him to certain zealous persons, as unto hot coals, that conversing among them he might nourish and increase his heat.
26. Fifthly, we ought to associat with them, that have the zeale of God, Pro. 22. 24, 25. & 27. 17. Among such we must especially desire those Ministers whose tongues have beene touched with a coale from the Altar, Esay 6. For by notorious and lamentable experience (even in reformed Churches) that is found to be true, which the author (heretofore praised) writ long since. The words of life in the lips of many Doctors & preachers are dead, in regard of the vertue, and efficacy; For they doe so coldly and dully preach the words of God, that they seem even to be dead in their lips: Whence it comes to passe, that as they themselves are cold and dead, even so doe they leave their hearers cold and dead, and I would to God they did not make them so. I knew a man that for this cause left the City Paris; For he said that he was made colder, and colder daily, with the Lectures and Sermons in Paris: And that he was affraid if he should stay longer there, he should be quite frozen to death stiritually. Wherefore he got him to certaine zealous persons, as unto hot coals, that conversing among them he might nourish and increase his heat.