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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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12 conscience judging that to be bounden duty which is unlawful, binds, but not to the practise of it, for the reasons set down in the ninth Thesis.
12 conscience iudging that to be bounden duty which is unlawfull, binds, but not to the practise of it, for the reasons set downe in the ninth Thesis.
13 conscience Judging that to be bounden duty which is only lawful, bindeth to the practise of it; as for example, If any mans conscience tell him that it is necessary to uncover his hands always when he prays publicly; He must pray so, because lawful things may be observed constantly without sin.
13 conscience Iudging that to be bounden duty which is onely lawfull, bindeth to the practise of it; as for example, If any mans conscience tell him that it is necessary to uncover his hands alwaies when he prayes publiquely; He must pray so, because lawfull things may be observed constantly without sinne.
Object. If an erroneous conscience doth so bind1 that we may neither follow, nor not follow it without sin, then there lies a kind of necessity of sinning on those that do thus err, which cannot stand with the equity of Gods Law.
Object. If an erroneous conscience doth so binde1 that we may neither follow, nor not follow it without sinne, then there lies a kind of necessity of sinning on those that do thus erre, which cannot stand with the equity of Gods Law.