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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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but that hypocrisy rules there, and is predominant, and that nothing but hypocrisy, this is it, is false, which yet satan amazeth the conscience with, to bring forth this conclusion out of all, Therefore thou art an hypocrite: which conclusion likewise, how able he is to set on with terrors and affrightments, we shall show anon; That which we have now in hand, is to show how able he is, for those kind of false reasonings: the deceit of which lies chiefly in the assumption, and minor proposition, that, is in misapplications to a mans self; in which he hath principally to deal with conscience: for the guilt of a mans particular ways, actions, and corruptions, is made the matter of the evidence, & the proofs of those minors: and the defilement and erroneousness of the conscience is that principle in us, which he works upon, when he enforceth such a misapprehension from those evidences.
but that hypocrisie rules there, and is predominant, and that nothing but hypocrisie, this is it, is false, which yet satan amazeth the conscience with, to bring forth this conclusion out of all, Therefore thou art an hypocrite: which conclusion likewise, how able hee is to set on with terrors and affrightments, wee shall shew anon; That which wee have now in hand, is to shew how able he is, for those kinde of false reasonings: the deceit of which lies chiefly in the assumption, and minor proposition, that, is in misapplications to a mans selfe; in which hee hath principally to deale with conscience: for the guilt of a mans particular wayes, actions, and corruptions, is made the matter of the evidence, & the proofs of those minors: and the defilement and erroneousnesse of the conscience is that principle in us, which hee workes upon, when he enforceth such a misapprehension from those evidences.
Wherein we may take notice of a difference between the holy Ghosts dealing with a believer,1 when at any time he comes with the word, and searcheth and tries the heart, and discovers corruptions to us, to wit, such as David prayed for, Examine me oh Lord, and try my heart, &c.