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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.
6 Out of these grounds the question may be thus1 answered: First, conscience, though erroneous, binds always so, that he that doth against it, sinneth. The reason is, because he that doth against conscience, doth against Gods will: though not materially, and truly; yet formally, and by interpretation: because what the conscience doth declare, it declareth as Gods will. As for example.
6 Out of these grounds the question may bee thus1 answered: First, conscience, though erroneous, bindes alwaies so, that hee that doth against it, sinneth. The reason is, because he that doth against conscience, doth against Gods will: though not materially, and truely; yet formally, and by interpretation: because what the conscience doth declare, it declareth as Gods will. As for example.
- 1The Conscience erring binds.The Conscience erring bindes.
He that useth a private man contumeliously, taking him for the King, & not to be a private man, he is interpreted and judged to have done it to the King himself; so likewise, he that contemneth Conscience, contemneth God himself; because that which Conscience doth dictate, is supposed to be the will of God. Hence1 it is that he always sinneth who doth any thing against Conscience: but if the conscience doth not err, but the thing is as erroneous conscience supposeth, then he sinneth doubly. First, in doing that which is ill in it self▪ and secondly, in doing it after an evil manner: evil it is in its own nature, and evil because of the despising of conscience: but if the conscience doth err, that which it doth is not evil, but it doth it after an evil manner; so that the evil is only this, namely, the contempt of Conscience.