The Second place is, the 15. Psalme. In the * 1.1 first verse whereof, this question is propoun∣ded, namely, Who of all the members of the Church, shall haue his habitation in heauen? The answer is made in the verses following: and in the second verse, he sets downe three generall notes of the said person. One is, to walke vprightly in sincerity, approuing his heart and life to God: the second is, to deale iustly in al his doings: the third is, for speech, to speake the truth from the heart, without guile or flatterie. And because we are easily deceiued in generall sinnes, in the 3, 4, and 5. verses, there are set downe seauen more eui∣dent and sensible notes of sinceritie, iustice and trueth. One is in speech, not to take vp or carrie abroad false reports and slanders. The second is, in our dealings not to doe wrong to our neighbour, more then to our selues. The third is in our companie, to con∣temne wicked persons worthy to be con∣temned. The fourth is in our estimation we
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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"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 27, 2025.
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haue of others, & that is, to honour them that feare God. The fift is in our words, to sweare and not to change: that is, to make consci∣ence of our word and promise, especially if if it be confirmed by oath. The sixt is in ta∣king of gaine, not to giue money to vsurie; that is, not to take increase for bare lending, but to lend freely to the poore. The last is, to giue testimonie without briberie or partiali∣tie. In the fift verse, is added a reason of the answer: he that in his indeauour doth al these things, shall neuer be mooued, that is, cut off from the Church as an hypocrite.
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Psal. 15.