A92140:65
A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved
A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgic Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawless liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews.A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgick Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawlesse liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews.
London: printed by R.I. for Andrew Crook, 1649
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.
The knowledge of the major by it self is an act of conscience, as to deny and mis-believe the major Proposition is an act of a blinded and evil conscience; but the completeness of Conscience standeth in the knowledge of the whole syllogism. Hence they say, that the [Greek or Hebrew], the Magazine and Thesaure-house of the conscience, the habit or power that judgeth of the Law of nature is the major Proposition, or the principles of right or wrong written in the heart by nature, maketh the conscience in regard of the proposition to be called, Lex the Law. In regard of the assumption, or the second proposition. Conscience is a witness, a spy sent from heaven to record all the facts, in whi•h assumption are included both our facts, actions, words, thoughts, inclinations, habits of sin or grace, and the mans state and condition. In regard of the conclusion or third proposition. Conscience is a Judge and the deputy of God; and it is but one and the same conscience acting all the three, the acts of Law, a Witness, a Judge.
The knowledge of the major by it selfe is an act of conscience, as to deny and mis-beleeve the major Proposition is an act of a blinded and evill conscience; but the compleatenesse of Conscience standeth in the knowledge of the whole syllogisme. Hence they say, that the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the Magezine and Thesaure-house of the conscience, the habit or power that judgeth of the Law of nature is the major Proposition, or the principles of right or wrong written in the heart by nature, maketh the conscience in regard of the proposition to be called, Lex the Law. In regard of the assumption, or the second proposition. Conscience is a witnesse, a spie sent from heaven to record all the facts, in whi•h assumption are included both our facts, actions, words, thoughts, inclinations, habits of sin or grace, and the mans state and condition. In regard of the conclusion or third proposition. Conscience is a Judge and the deputie of God; and it is but one and the same conscience acting all the three, the acts of Law, a Witnesse, a Judge.