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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
Book 3 › Chapter 10: Of Watchfulness.Book 3 › Chapter 10: Of Watchfulnesse.
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3. Particularly, there is required in it, as in the watching of a City that is besieged, or any other way in danger, that we observe, and inquire, 1. Into all comers in, whence they come, and whither they tend; and to all those things which come in by our senses, as by the City Gates, that if they be hurtful, they may be excluded, Psal, 119. 37. Job. 31. 1. • Into all that go out, as into all our thoughts, words, and actions, which proceed from us. Pro. 4. 23, 24. Ps. 39. 2. Eccles 5. 1. Jam. 3. 2.
3. Particularly, there is required in it, as in the watching of a City that is besieged, or any other way in danger, that we observe, and inquire, 1. Into all commers in, whence they come, and whither they tend; and to all those things which come in by our senses, as by the City Gates, that if they be hurtfull, they may be excluded, Psal, 119. 37. Iob. 31. 1. • Into all that goe out, as into all our thoughts, words, and actions, which proceed from us. Pro. 4. 23, 24. Ps. 39. 2. Eccles 5. 1. Iam. 3. 2.