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A35955 Therapeutica sacra shewing briefly the method of healing the diseases of the conscience, concerning regeneration / written first in Latine by David Dickson ; and thereafter translated by him. Dickson, David, 1583?-1663. 1664 (1664) Wing D1408; ESTC R24294 376,326 551

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THERAPEUTICA SACRA Shewing briefly The method of healing the diseases of the Conscience concerning REGENERATION Written first in Latine BY DAVID DICKSON Professor of DIVINITY in the Colledge of Edinburgh And thereafter Translated by him Matth. 9. 12. They that be whole need not a Physician but they that are sick EDINBVRGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the King 's most Excellent Majesty 1664. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE AND VERY NOBLE The COUNTESSE Dowager of GLENCAIRN MADAM AFter the Author had written and published this Treatise in Latine for the use of young Students in Theology by the earnest and frequent entreaty of friends he was induced and perswaded to translate it into our vulgar Tongue for the benefit of these who understood not the Latine and for preventing the labour of others who more forward then skilfull were about the doing of it and had once so far proceeded as to offer it to the Press without acquainting him therewith When he had finished the Translation his purpose was to have dedicated it to your Ladyship and to have sent it abroad into the world under your protection but weakness and sickness the ordinary companions of age and after them death whereby God Almighty and Gracious called him from his labours to enter into his Master's joy seasing upon him before he could write an Epistle Dedicatory it was his will that your honourable Name should be prefixed unto it In pursuance whereof it comes now as an Orphan to kiss your noble Hands fraughted with hopes of favour and shelter for the Parent 's sake and of acceptance as a testimony of the sincerity of the respects he carried to your Ladyships vertues It hath the stronger plea for a tender reception that it is the child of his age being his last labour and being brought forth in his seventy and second year and that it comes arrayed in a sute of Country-cloath which himself put upon it being published according to the Copy written with his own hand That it may be as it was designed by him usefull for the good of souls and that God may comfort you under your present sad affliction and make up the loss of your noble Husband the late Lord high Chancellour of Scotland is the prayer of MADAM Your Ladyships most humbly devoted Servant Alexander Dickson Edinburg● 13. Iune 1664. THERAPEUTICA SACRA Translated by the Author Shewing shortly The method of healing the diseases of the Conscience concerning Regeneration CHAP. I. Of Conscience in general SEing our purpose is to speak of the curing of sundry ordinary cases or diseases concerning Regeneration by a prudent application and use-making of divine Covenants made about and with man for his coming to eternal life it is needfull to speak in the entry a little first of the nature of the Conscience and use thereof in general next of the cases of the conscience in general thirdly what Regeneration is and who is the man regenerat fourthly of divine Covenants relating to everlasting happiness and fifthly of the orderly and prudent application of these Covenants in general that thereafter we may descend to speak of application thereof in particular Cases the more clearly 2. As to the first what conscience is It hath pleased God the soveraign Lord and Judge of all men in the Creation to put in mans soul a natural power or faculty whereby he might not only understand the revealed will of God the only Lord of and Law-giver to the Conscience not only concerning what he should believe and perform but also might judge of his own faith and obedience whether performed or not performed yea and might judge also of the faith and obedience of others in so far as evidences may be had of their conformity unto or dis-agreement from the revealed rule of faith and maners This power of the soul of man whether it be considered only in its natural aptitude and fitness to judge though not as yet or for the time actually judging or whether it be looked upon as it is putting forth it self in exercise we call it by the name of Conscience 3. The word Conscience is divers wayes taken for sometime by it is meaned the natural power of the mind to judge both of our own and others conformity to the rule and in this larger acception we say Every man hath a Conscience that is every man whether male or female whether old or young whether sleeping or waking hath a faculty which may and sometime shall judge of their own and others behaviour towards God Sometime it is taken for that natural power of the mind putting forth it self actually in exercise by judging of others So doth the Apostle take it 2 Cor. 5 11. I trust saith he we are made manifest in your consciences But here in this Treatise we take Conscience more strictly as it examineth and judgeth of our selves for in this sense it is most properly called Conscience or joint knowledge partly because it supposeth that God and we know our obedience or disobedience to the rule prescribed to us by Him partly because Conscience imports first our knowledge of the rule and next our knowledge of our behaviour in relation to the rule and our comparing of these two together and passing of sentence of our selves answerably 4. Conscience as it doth respect our selves is no other thing in effect then the understanding power of our souls examining how maters do stand betwixt God and us comparing His will revealed with our state condition and carriage in thoughts words or deeds done or omitted and passing jud●ment thereupon as the case requires So that in the court of Conscience which is Gods Depute in us as it were these five things are to be considered 1. the duty of self-examination 2. the thing we are to examine 3. the rule whereby we are to examine 4. the process of the Conscience unto sentence giving and 5. the execution of the sentence so far as the Conscience may 5. As to the first the duty of examination of our selves and ju●ging our selves it is required of us lest we be judged of God and chastised with sharp rods 1 Cor. 11. 31. 32. and hereunto we are exhorted Ps. 4. 4 Commune with your own hearts upon your beds and be still 6. As for the second the thing which we are to examine concerning our selves it is one of three or all the three in their order to wit either our estate whether we be in the state of nature under wrath or not or whether we be regenerat and in the state of grace through faith in Jesus Christ or not Of this speaketh the Apostle 2 Cor. 13. 5. Examine your selves whether ye be in the faith Or it is our condition whether being in the state of grace our present disposition or inclination of heart and affections be such as becometh a man reconciled or not To this point of examination Christ doth call the Angel of the Church of Ephesus Rev. 2. 5. Remember therefore