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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.
2. Though he should know very little of us,1 yet he may from some one particular which he doth know or suspect, cast in a suspicious thought about a mans estate: and so set the jealous heart awork it self to search out more matter against it self. As in case of treason, the least hint given by some one, sets the State awork to examine the bottom of the business, and so to get all out. So as satan often gives, and casts in but a scruple, which proves as a theme for the heart it self to dilate upon, and the conscience upon enquiry finds matter against it self to prove and increase that surmise. Thus in general.
2. Though he should know very little of us,1 yet he may from some one particular which hee doth know or suspect, cast in a suspitious thought about a mans estate: and so set the jealous heart aworke it selfe to search out more matter against it selfe. As in case of treason, the least hint given by some one, sets the State aworke to examine the bottome of the businesse, and so to get all out. So as satan often gives, and casts in but a scruple, which proves as a theame for the heart it selfe to dilate upon, and the conscience upon enquirie finds matter against it self to prove and encrease that surmise. Thus in generall.
- 12. By casting in a jealous thought from some one particular he knows by us he might set the heart awake to examine all the rest.
But 2. he may more particularly know much against us to accuse us of,1 and so frame bills against us out of what he knows,2 and this first supposing he had no access to our inward parts, and that he had no further way of knowing of us, then men have one of another, it being made the limits of mans knowledge by God to Samuel, to judg by outward appearance: yet all those advantages which men have to know one another by,