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A child of light walking in darknessA childe of light vvalking in darknesse
A child of light walking in darkness: or A treatise showing the causes, by which God leaves his children to distress of conscience. The cases, wherein [God leaves his children to distress of conscience.] The ends, for which [God leaves his children to distress of conscience.] Together with directions how to come forth of such a condition: with other observations upon Isaiah 50. 10, and 11. verses. By Tho: Goodwin B.D.A childe of light vvalking in darknesse: or A treatise shewing the causes, by which God leaves his children to distresse of conscience. The cases, wherein [God leaves his children to distresse of conscience.] The ends, for which [God leaves his children to distresse of conscience.] Together vvith directions how to come forth of such a condition: vvith other observations upon Esay 50. 10, and 11. verses. By Tho: Goodwin B.D.
London: printed by Miles for R. Dawlman and L. Fawne, 1636
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3. He is called [Greek or Hebrew] that envious one, and the §3main object and mark of his envy is this, That God should be our God, who hath cast off him; and therefore when he sees he cannot separate between God and us really, he will endeavour to cast and raise up jealousies that he is not our God in our apprehensions; he endeavoured to raise jealousies between God and our first parents: God knows you shall be as gods, &c. As if God had forbidden them that fruit out of an envy towards them of a better condition: and the like he endeavoured between Christs humane nature and the divine, though hypostatically united.
3. Hee is called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 that envious one, and the §3maine object and marke of his envy is this, That God should be our God, who hath cast off him; and therefore when he sees he cannot separate between God and us really, hee will endevour to cast and raise up jealousies that he is not our God in our apprehensions; he endeavoured to raise jealousies betweene God and our first parents: God knowes you shall be as gods, &c. As if God had forbidden them that fruit out of an envy towards them of a better condition: and the like hee endeavoured betweene Christs humane nature and the divine, though hypostatically united.
And likewise 4. [That God hath given us eternal life, and that life is in his Son] this being […] great truth of the Gospel, so as a Christian […] believes it not, maketh God a liar; 1 Joh. 5. 10, 11. Therefore Satan being that great liar, 1opposeth this great truth, and our faith therein above all others; His […] at the advancement of our nature in Christ according to that truth, is thought by some to have bin his fall and ruin, so understanding that in