Identifier: conscpo00ames (find matches)
Title: Conscience with the power and cases thereof :
Year: 1639 (1630s)
Authors: Ames, William, 1576-1633
Subjects: Conscience Conduct of life Christian life
Publisher: (London : s.n.)
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Princeton Theological Seminary Library

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chkntd of excercifes im-movably 3 that the Darts of the temptation do not touchthen*. X X XI Ill. A tempi at on is fa ft of all beaten btckjy its owneweapon^ now every vertue dothfo^ as oft as in the temptationits beauty and pretioufnrffe it feriovfij thought upcn% forbyfuch a k(nde efmeditation 3 both thefnnes that do tempt us^^nd the thoughts and darU that Proceed from them are alivayes04 it were wounded % and weakned, and femetimes a 1/o theyvanifb into nothing 3 even as darfynfffc vanifhethy and fir-ethaway, where light apprcachtih • f$r this cauje cnely do\hvice* and the pleasures and profits thereoffecme to us in thehener of temptation to be of feme moment worth , bee an f a Y v ^ The ftcondBtokg #t that time the Law ^fvevtmu hid from $wt Bje$, eitherthrwgh igmrtmt) er negligence ^ even at theanefy re a*fonwhy rotten wood, and the fcaks of fijhes d& Jhine in thenight is^ bdeaufe the light of the fitn or at leafl othr lightsare wanting & The end erf the fecond BOOKE, OF
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MANS°bvTY IN GENERALL Chap, i.Of Obedience in General!* ;Itherto we have^fpoken of thoft things thatbelong to the date of man, now it followesthat we inquire into the aftions, and conver-fation of his life. And here in the firft place we are to intreatof obedience to God in generall5 whereThe nrft QjJeftion is what are the fignes of true obedience ?i •€•/»/. Firft9 if we make more account of Gods will then Signes of trueany commands of men, or any pleafureofourowne, Atts obedience,4.19.8c 5.19. Mat.26.39. The reaibn isbecaufe obedienceproperly confifts in this, that we do fimply, and abfolutclyapply our will to the will of God. 2. Secondly, if our hearts bee flexible, and eafy to bewrought upon by Gods perfuafion, 2?p.2«2i& 5.6. CV.3.6. where

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