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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To open the words a little more largely, so as to clear this assertion out of them, which it is necessary to premise. The words are, For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper then any two edged sword, piercing to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts, and intents of the heart, neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight, but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
To open the words a little more largely, so as to clear this assertion out of them, which it is necessary to premise. The words are, For the word of God is quick and powerfull, and sharper then any two edged sword, piercing to the dividing asunder of soule and spirit, and of the joynts and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts, and intents of the heart, neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight, but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of him with whom wee have to doe.
And first, of that sole searching power of the soul in this Chapter, and of that other, the sole wounding power of the conscience, in the next Chap. we shall have the like occasion to premise.
And first, of that sole searching power of the soul in this Chapter, and of that other, the sole wounding power of the conscience, in the next Chap. we shal have the like occasion to premise.
For the present, that searching, examining, & judging power of the word now in hand, he expresseth by an allusion to the anatomy of bodies: (which then, though not so frequently as now, was yet in use) or else to the cutting up of the sacrifices, whether those of the Jews, or as it was used among the heathen; especially by the Soothsayers, who curiously searched into every inward part, as we find in the Prophet,