Conscience with the power and cases thereof. Divided into five bookes. Written by the Godly and learned, William Ames, Doctor, and Professor of ... Translated out of Latine into English

by William Ames

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Conscience with the power and cases thereof. Divided into five bookes. Written by the Godly and learned, William Ames, Doctor, and Professor of Divinity, in the famous University of Franeker in Friesland. Translated out of Latine into English
Ames, William, 1576-1633.
Includes engraved portrait of author and tables of contents.
Text continuous despite pagination.
[4], 35, [5], 56, 47-94, 93-99, [1], 136, 135-293, [1] p.:
London: printed by Edw Griffin, for John Rothwell; and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Sun in Pauls Church-yard, 1643.
Wing (2nd ed., 1994) / A2995A
English
Reproduction of the original in the Trinity College (University of Cambridge) Library


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Genres: Theology

478 pages, Paperback

First published April 2, 2010

About the author

William Ames (/eɪmz/; Latin: Guilielmus Amesius; 1576 – 14 November 1633) was an English Protestant divine, philosopher, and controversialist. He spent much time in the Netherlands, and is noted for his involvement in the controversy between the Calvinists and the Arminians.

Reviews

[C. A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A formidable inquiry into our conscience and the way we ought to judge our thoughts and actions. Ames sometimes dives deep into the details and attempts to answer surprising questions that he must have been asked by his students and parishioners.