The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three bookes: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundrie places, and the other two annexed. Taught and deliuered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his owne briefes, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelour of Diuinitie. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolued; another of the principall texts of Scripture vvhich are either explaned, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.

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The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three bookes: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundrie places, and the other two annexed. Taught and deliuered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his owne briefes, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelour of Diuinitie. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolued; another of the principall texts of Scripture vvhich are either explaned, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.

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Perkins, William, 1558-1602.

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[Cambridge] :: Printed by Iohn Legat, Printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge,

1606. and are to be sold [in London] in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Crowne by Simon Waterson.

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Conscience -- Early works to 1800.

Sin -- Early works to 1800.

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"The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three bookes: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundrie places, and the other two annexed. Taught and deliuered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his owne briefes, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelour of Diuinitie. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolued; another of the principall texts of Scripture vvhich are either explaned, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09365.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, EDWARD Lord Dennie, Baron of Waltham, &c.
• To the godly and well∣affected Reader whosoeuer.
• A TABLE OF THE Summe or Contents of the whole Treatise, both for Heades and Number of the Questions.
• The Table of the Texts of Scripture.
• THE FIRST BOOKE of the Cases of Conscience, concerning Man simply considered in himselfe without relation to an other.
  • The Preface declaring the Ground and Order of the Treatise following.
  • CHAP. I.
    • Sect. 1.
    • Sect. 2.
  • CHAP. II.
    • Sect. 1.
    • Sect. 3.
    • Sect. 4.
    • Sect. 5.
    • Sect. 6.
    • Sect. 7.
    • Sect. 8.
    • Sect. 9.
    • Sect. 10.
    • Sect. 11.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IIII.
    • questions
  • CHAP. V.
    • I. Question. What must a man doe, that he may come into Gods fauor, and be saued?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 3.
      • Sect. 4.
      • Sect. 5.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • II. Question. How a man may be in con∣science assured, of his owne sal∣uation?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 3.
      • Sect. 4.
      • Sect. 5.
  • CHAP. VII.
    • III. Question. How a man beeing in di∣stresse of minde, may be com∣forted and releeued?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 3.
      • Sect. 4.
      • Sect. 5.
  • CHAP. VIII.
    • Sect. 1.
    • Sect. 2.
    • Sect. 3.
    • Sect. 4.
    • Sect. 5.
  • CHAP. IX.
    • Sect. 1.
    • Sect. 2.
    • Sect. 2.
    • Sect. 3.
    • Sect. 4.
  • CHAP. X.
    • Sect. 1.
    • Sect. 2.
  • CHAP. XI.
    • Sect. 1.
    • Sect. 2.
  • CHAP. XII.
    • Sect. 1.
    • Sect. 2.
    • Sect. 3.
• half title
• TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, EDWARD LORD DENNIE, BARON of Waltham, &c.
• THE SECOND BOOKE of the Cases of Conscience, concerning Man as he stands in relation to God.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II.
    • I. Question. Whether there be a God?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 3.
    • II. Question. Whether Iesus the sonne of Mary, be the sonne of God, and Redeemer of the world?
  • CHAP. III.
    • The second maine question, is touching the truth of scripture, Whether the scriptures be the true word of God?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 3.
      • Sect. 4.
      • Sect. 5.
      • Sect. 6.
      • Sect. 7.
  • CHAP. IV.
    • I. Question. How God is to be concei∣ued in our mindes, when wee performe any seruice or wor∣ship vnto him?
  • CHAP. V.
    • II. Question. How God is to be worshipped and serued.
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • I. Question. How shall a man make a lawfull and acceptable praier to God?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 3.
    • II. Question. Whether may a man law∣fully make Imprecations, that is to say, pray against his ene∣mies? and how farre forth is it lawfull?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
    • III. Question. What be the particular Cir∣cumstances of Prayer?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 3.
      • Sect. 4.
    • IV. Question touching prayer is, How their mindes are to be pacified, which are troubled by sundry accidents, that fall out in their praiers.
  • CHAP. VII.
    • How any man may profi∣tably, to his owne comfort and saluation, heare the word of God?
    • II. Question touching hearers is, How are they to be comfor∣ted, who after long hearing of the word, either profit very li∣tle, or not at all?
  • CHAP. VIII.
    • Whether the Sacraments ministred by Heretickes, Ido∣latours and vnsufficient mini∣sters be Sacraments or no?
  • CHAP. IX.
    • I. Question. Whether Bap∣tisme be necessarie to saluati∣on, or no?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
    • II. Question. Whether witnesses which we commonly call Godfathers and Godmothers be necessa∣rie?
    • III. Question, touching Baptisme. Whether children of ex∣communicate persons, which are cast out, and not holden as members of the Church, haue right to Baptisme?
    • IV. Question. How men are to make a right vse of their baptisme, when they become to yeares?
    • V. Question. Whether a man falling in∣to sinne, after he is baptized, may haue any benefit of his Baptisme?
  • CHAP. X.
    • I. Question. How farre forth men haue libertie, to vse or not vse the Lords Supper?
    • II. Question. How may a man rightly vse the Lords Supper, to his comfort and saluation?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 3.
  • CHAP. XI.
    • Sect. 1.
    • Sect. 2.
      • 1. Question. To what things is Ado∣ration due, and in what man∣ner?
  • CHAP. XII.
    • I. Question. Whether Confession of faith be necessarie, and when?
    • II. Question. Whether it be lawfull for a man being vrged, to goe to I∣dol-seruice, and heare Masse, so as he keepe his heart to God?
    • III. Question. Whether any man, especi∣ally a Minister, may with good conscience flie in persecution? and if he may flie, when?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 3.
  • CHAP. XIII.
    • Sect. 1.
      • I. Question. What is an oathe?
    • Sect. 2.
      • II. Question. How an Oathe is to be ta∣ken in a good and godly man∣ner?
    • Sect. 3.
      • III. Question. How farre-forth doth an Oath binde, and is to be kept?
  • CHAP. XIIII.
    • I. Question. What is a Vowe?
    • II. Question. Whether a vowe, be now in the newe Testament, any part of Religion, or Gods worship?
    • III. Question. When a Uow made, doth binde, and when not?
    • IV. Question. Whether Monasticall, or Monkish vowes binde or no?
  • CHAP. XV.
    • I. Question. What is a Religious Fast?
    • II. Question. How a Religious Fast is to be obserued?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 3.
    • III. Question. Whether Popish Fasts be lawfull, and approoued of God?
  • CHAP. XVI.
    • Whether it be in the liber∣tie of the Church of God vpon earth, to alter the Sabboth day from the seuenth day, to any other?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 3.
    • How the Sabboth of the New Testament is to be ob∣serued?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
    • When the Sabboth doth beginne?
• THE THIRD BOOKE of the Cases of Conscience, concerning Man, as he stands in relation to man.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II.
    • I. Question. How a man should practise Prudence or Wise∣dome?
    • II. Question. Whether a man may law∣fully and with good conscience, vse Pollicie in the affaires of this life?
  • CHAP. III.
    • I. Question. How may a man carrie himselfe, in respect of iniuries and offences done vnto him?
    • II. Question. When Anger is a vertue, and so, good and lawfull, and whē it is a vice, & consequēt∣ly euill and vnlawfull?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
    • III. Question. What is the Remedie of vniust Anger?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
  • CHAP. IIII.
    • Sect. 1.
      • I. Question. How farre a man may, with good conscience, proceed in the desiring and seeking of Ri∣ches?
      • II. Question. How a man may, with good conscience, possesse and vse Riches!
    • Sect. 2.
      • I. Question. Whether there be any dif∣ference in the vse of Meates & Drinks, now in the times of the New Testament?
      • II. Question. How we may rightly vse meates and drinks, in such sort as our eating may be to Gods glory, and our owne comfort?
        • §ect. 1.
        • §ect. 2.
        • Sect. 3.
    • Sect. 3.
      • I. Question. Whether ornaments of gold, siluer, precious stones, silkes & veluets, &c. may not lawfully be vsed?
      • II. Question. What is the right, lawfull, and holy vse of apparell.
        • §ect. 1. In the right Preparation of our apparell, two Rules are propounded in Scrip∣ture, for our direction.
        • §ect. 2.
    • Sect. 4.
      • I. Question. Whether Recreation be lawfull for a Christian man?
      • II. Question. What kindes of recreati∣ons and sports, are lawfull & conuenient, and what be vn∣lawfull and vnconuenient?
      • III. Question. How are we to vse recrea∣tions?
  • CHAP. V.
    • Sect. 1.
      • I. Question. Who, or what persons must giue Almes?
      • II. Question. To whome must almes be giuen?
      • III. Question. How much releefe must e∣very man giue?
      • IV. Question. How many waies is a man to giue almes?
      • V. Question. How should almes be giuen, that they may be good workes, and pleasing vnto God?
    • Sect. 2.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • I. Question. What is that iudgement, which men are to giue, and hold, one to and of another?
    • II. Question. How one man should honour an other?
      • Sect. 1.
      • Sect. 2.
      • Sect. 3.
      • Sect. 4.
• Faults escaped in the most Copies are thus to be amended.