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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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 23, 2024.
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A TABLE OF THE Summe or Contents of the whole Treatise, both for Heades and Number of the Questions.
The first Booke.
The Preface touching the ground and order of the Treatise. Pag. 1.
CHAP. I. Of Confession, and the degrees of Goodnesse.
CHAP. II. Of the nature and differences of Sinne.
CHAP. III. Of the subiection and power of Conscience.
CHAP. IV. Of the distinction of Questions, or Cases.
CHAP. V. Of the first maine Question touching Man simply considered, viz.
[ 1] What a man must doe that he may come into Gods fauour, and be saued? 50
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Concerning Humiliation.
[ 2] 1. What if a man humbling himselfe, cannot call to minde all, or the most of his sinnes? 56
[ 3] 2. What the man must doe, who finds himselfe hard hearted, and of a dead spirit, &c. 57
[ 4] 3. Whether he that is more grieued for losse of his friend, then for the offence of God by his sinne doth truly humble himselfe? 58
Concerning Faith.
[ 5] 1. How a man may truly applie Christ, with all his benefits vnto himselfe? 60
[ 6] 2. When doth a man beginne to beleeue in Christ? 61
Concerning New-Obedience.
[ 7] 1. How may a man frame his life to liue in New-Obedience? 65
[ 8] 2. How may a man doe a good worke? 67
CHAP. VI. Of the Second maine Question, viz. [ 9] How a man may be in Conscience assured of his owne saluation?
CHAP. VII. Of the Third maine Question, viz.
[ 10] How a man beeing in distresse of minde, may be comforted?
[ 11] 1. What is Distresse of minde? 88
[ 12] 2. What is the generall Remedie of all distres∣ses? 90
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CHAP. VIII. Of the first Speciall distresse arising of a Diuine Tentation.
[ 13] What is the Remedie thereof? 110
CHAP. IX. Of the second speciall Distresse, arising from outward Afflictions.
[ 14] 1. How the Trouble of minde arising of Afflicti∣ons, may be remedied? 118
[ 15] 2. How the minde of the partie distressed may be staied, whē the Lord deferres deliuerāce? 129
[ 16] What is a man to do••, that findès no ende of this afflictions till death? 136
[ 17] 3. How may a man be able to indure with com∣fort the pangs of Death? 138
[ 18] How may a man in this life, haue a true taste of eternall happinesse? 141
[ 19] How a man may truly discerne whether the Ioy of the Spirit be in him, yea or no? 144
[ 20] 4. How the minds of such persons are to be stai∣ed, as are possessed by the Deuill, or feare posses∣sion? 152
[ 21] 5. What they may doe, whose houses are haunted and molested by wicked Spirits? 158
CHAP. X. Of the third speciall Distresse, arising of the Tentation of Blasphemies.
[ 22] What is the true Remedie of this Tentation? 162
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CHAP. XI. Of the fourth Speciall Distresse, arising from a mans owne sinnes.
[ 23] 1. How the violent distresse of minde, arising from our owne sinnes, is to be cured? 171
[ 24] 2. How the moderate distresse, arising of the same cause, is to be remedied? 178
CHAP. XII. Of the fift speciall Distresse, arising from a mans owne bodie.
Quest.
[ 25] 1. How the bodie should trouble or annoy the minde? 188
[ 26] 2. What is the nature and worke of Melancho∣ly? 191
[ 27] 3. Whether there be any difference betweene the trouble of Conscience and Melancholy? 194
[ 28] 4. What is the way to cure Melancholy? 195
[ 29] 5. How the minde troubled by strange alterati∣ons incident vnto the bodie, may be cured? 197
The Second Booke.
CHAP. I. Of the Order of the Questions.
CHAP. II. Of the Godhead.
Quest.
[ 30] 1. Whether there be a God? 202
[ 31] 2. Whether Iesus the sonne of Mar••e, be the Son of God? 219
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CHAP. III. Of the Scriptures.
[ 32] Whether the Scriptures be the true word of God? 223
CHAP. IV. Of Religion, and the knowledge of God.
Quest.
[ 33] 1. What is that Religion that is due vnto the true God? 251
[ 34] 2. How God is to be conceiued in our mindes, when we worship him? 252
CHAP. V. Of the Inward worship of God.
Quest.
[ 35] How God is to be worshipped and serued? 256
CHAP. VI. Of the Outward worship of God, and first of Praier
Quest.
[ 36] 1. How may a man make a lawfull and accepta∣ble Praier? 263
[ 37] 2. Whether a man may lawfully make Impreca∣tions? 270
[ 38] 3. What be the particular circumstances of Praier? 275
1. The voice.
[ 39] Whether a voice or words, are to be vsed in prai∣er? 275
[ 40] Whether it be lawfull, when we pray, to read a set form•• of Praier? 277
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2. The Gesture.
[ 41] What kinde of Gesture is to be vsed in pray∣er? 278
3. The place.
[ 42] In what place must we pray? 279
4. The time.
[ 43] What are the times, in which men are to make praiers vnto God? 282
[ 44] 4. How their mindes may be pacified, which are troubled with sundrie accidents in their pray∣ers? 285
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CHAP. VII. Of the hearing of the Word preached.
Quest.
[ 45] 1. How any man may profitably heare the Word? 290
[ 46] 2. How they are to be comforted, who after long hearing, profit little or nothing at all? 298
CHAP. VIII. Of the Sacraments in generall.
Quest.
[ 47] Whether Sacraments ministred by Heretikes, I∣dolaters, and vnsufficient Ministers, be Sacra∣ments or no? 302
CHAP. IX. Of Baptisme.
Quest.
[ 48] 1. Whether Baptisme be necessary to saluation?
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[ 49] 2. Whether Godfathers and Godmothers be ne∣cessary? 315
[ 50] What duty they are to performe to the party baptized? 319
[ 51] Whether children baptized come to be of spiri∣tuall kindred, with the whole Church, by reason of their Godfathers and Godmo∣thers? 320
[ 52] Whether, if Spirituall kindred be contracted by Baptisme, it can be a ••••st impediment of Mariage, &c. 322
[ 53] 3. Whether children of excommunicate persons haue right to Baptisme? 324
[ 54] Whether children borne in fornication haue right to Baptisme? 329
[ 55] 4. How men of yeares may make a right vse of their Baptisme? 330
[ 56] 5. Whether a man falling into sinne after Bap∣tisme, may haue any benefite of his Baptisme? 335
CHAP. X. Of the Lords Supper.
Quest.
[ 57] 1. How farre forth men haue libertie to vse or not to vse the Lords Supper? 336
2. How a man may rightly vse it to his comfort and saluation? 339
In Preparation.
[ 58] What, if after preparation he find himselfe vn∣worthy?
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[ 59] Whether a man should come fasting to the Sup∣per, or no? 342
[ 60] Whether persons that be in sure of Law may come? 343
In Receiuing.
[ 61] What if a man after often receiuing, doubteth whether he hath faith or no? 346
[ 62] What is to be done in case of hardnes of heart, at the instant of Receiuing? 348
After Receiuing.
What is he to doe, that after receiuing findes no comfort?
CHAP. XI. Of Adoration.
Quest.
[ 63] 1. To what things is Adoration due, and in what manner? 351
[ 64] Whether Adoration be due to wicked Spirits? 354
What Adoration is due
[ 65] to good Angels? 356
[ 66] to liuing men? ibid.
[ 67] to Saints departed? 357
[ 68] to Images? ibid.
CHAP. XII. Of Confession before the Ad∣versarie.
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Quest.
[ 69] 1. Whether Confession of faith be necessarie, and when? 358
[ 70] 2. Whether it be lawfull for a man being vrged, to goe to Idoll-seruice, and heare Masse, so as he keepe his heart to God! 363
[ 71] 3. Whether any man, specially a Minister, may with good Conscience flie in persecution? 367
[ 72] And if he may flie, when? 373
[ 73] Whether a man that is imprisoned, may breake prison? 377
CHAP. XIII. Of an Oath.
Quest.
[ 74] 1. What is an Oath? 379
[ 75] Whether an Oath, taken by creatures, be a true Oath, and to be kept? 380
[ 76] Whether an Oath by false Gods be a true Oathe? 381
[ 77] How can God sweare by himselfe, seeing none can witnesse vnto him? 382
[ 78] 2. How an Oathe is to be taken in a good and godly manner?
[ 79] Whether in the Forme of an Oath, a man may not sweare directly by creatures, and indi∣rectly by God? 388
[ 80] 3. How farre forth doth an Oath bind, and is to be kept? 390
[ 81] Whether a man is bound to keepe an Oath ta∣ken by false Gods? 391
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Whether a man is bound to keepe that Oathe, vpon taking whereof there ensueth damage? 392
[ 83] Whether an Oath extorted by fraud, bindeth? 393
[ 84] Whether a Compulsory Oath bindeth? 393
[ 85] 4. When an Oath doth bind, and when not? 394
[ 86] When doth a man commit Periurie? 397
[ 87] Whether the breach of a Locall Statute, where∣vnto a man is bound by corporall Oath, be periurie? 398
[ 88] Whether it be lawful to exact an Oath of him, that will forsweare himselfe? 399
CHAP. XIV. Of Vowes.
Quest.
[ 89] 1. What a Vowe is? 400
[ 90] 2. Whether a Vowe in the New Testament be a∣ny part of Gods worship? 401
[ 91] 3. When a vow made bindeth, and when not? 405
[ 92] Whether Iephte vpon his vowe did offer his daughter in Sacrifice? 408
[ 93] 4. Whether Monasticall vowes doe binde or no? 411
CHAP. XV. Of Fasting.
Quest.
[ 94] 1. What is a Religious Fast? 424
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Touching the manner of Fasting.
[ 96] How long must the Fast continue? 428
[ 97] Whether a man may eate in the time of a so∣lemne Fast? 428
[ 98] Whether all be bound to keep the forme prescri∣bed, in the day of a solemne Fast? 429
[ 99] 3. Whether Popish Fasts be lawfull? 433
CHAP. XVI. Of the Sabboth day.
Quest.
[ 100] 1. Whether it be in the libertie of the Church of God vpon earth, to alter the Sabboth from the seuenth day to any other? 438
[ 101] 2. How the Sabboth of the New Testament is to be observed? 453
[ 102] Whether we may not lawfully use Recreations, on the Sabboth day? 459
[ 103] Whether men vpon occasion, may not doe a work of their callings, in the morning or euening of the Sabboth? 461
[ 104] 3. When the Sabboth doth beginne? 465
The third Booke.
CHAP. I. Of the Nature and Differences of Vertue, and the Order of the Questions.
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CHAP. II. Of Prudence.
Quest.
[ 105] 1. How men are to practise Prudence? 475
[ 106] 2. Whether a man may with good conscience vse Policie in the affaires of this life? 485
CHAP. III. Of Clemencie.
Quest.
[ 107] 1. How a man may carrie himselfe in respect of iniuries and offences done vnto him? 489
[ 108] How ought a man to forgive an Iniurie? 492
[ 109] Whether a man may defend himselfe by Law? 493
[ 110] How a man is to defend himselfe by Law? 496
[ 111] Whether may a man defend himselfe by force? 499
[ 112] When may he defend himselfe by force? 500
[ 113] Whether may he reskue himselfe, or others by Combate? 501
[ 114] 2. When Anger is lawfull, and when vnlaw∣full? 504
[ 115] 3. What is the Remedie of vniust Anger? 512
CHAP. IV. Of Temperance.
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In the vse of Riches.
[ 116] 1. How farre a man may with good conscience desire and seeke Riches? 521
[ 117] 2. How a man may with good conscience, possesse and vse Riches? 528
[ 118] Whether a man may voluntarily giue away all, and liue vpon Almes, in fasting and pray∣er? 533
In the vse of meate and drinke.
[ 119] 1. Whether there be any difference in the vse of meat and drinke, now in the time of the New Testament? 537
[ 120] Whether we may with good conscience eate flesh at times forbidden? 542
[ 121] 2. How we may eate and drinke to the glorie of God, and our owne comfort? 543
[ 122] What Rule of Moderation is to be obserued of euery one, in eating? 551
In the vse of Apparell.
[ 123] 1. Whether ornaments of Gold, Siluer, pretious Stones, Silks and Velvets, &c. may not lawful∣ly be vsed? 560
[ 124] 2. What is the right and lawfull vse of Appa∣rell? 563
[ 125] How shall we know what is necessarie for eue∣ry person and state? 566
[ 126] How a man may fit his Apparell in comely and decent manner? 567
[ 127] Whether a man may not take vp a forren fa∣shion of attire, and vse it? 569
[ 128] Whether may we not labour to couer a defor∣mitie in the bodie? 578
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... [ 129] What measure is to be obserued in vsing Out∣ward Ornaments? 579
[ 130] What is the spirituall vse of Apparell? 580
In the vse of pleasures and Re∣creations.
[ 131] 1. Whether Recreation be lawfull for a Christi∣an man? 583
2. What kindes of Recreations are lawfull and conuenient, and what not? 584
[ 132] 3. How we are to vse Recreations? 592
CHAP. V. Of Liberalitie.
Quest.
[ 133] 1. What persons are to giue Almes? 598
[ 134] Whether the wife may giue almes, without consent of her husband? 600
[ 135] 2. To whome must Almes be giuen? 601
[ 136] Whether we may giue to Beggars? 603
[ 137] Whether we ought to put a difference betweene person and person, in giuing almes? 605
[ 138] 3. How much releefe must euery man giue? 606
[ 139] 4. How many waies must a man giue? 609
[ 140] 5. How Almes are to be giuen, that they may please God? 610
[ 141] Whether giuing of releefe be meritorious and satisfactorie? 612
[ 142] What is the right fruite of Almes-giuing? 615
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CHAP. VI. Of Iustice.
Quest.
[ 143] 1. What is the Iudgement that one is to giue and hold of another? 618
How a man may with good conscience giue Iudgement of himselfe? 623
[ 144] 2. How one ought to honour another? 625
What honour is due
[ 145] to Superiours? 628
[ 146] to Equalls? 633
[ 147] to Inferiours? ibid.
[ 148] to a mans owne selfe? 634
&c. &c. &c.
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