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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.
CHAP. IX.
How able Satan is to work upon that third principle; The passions, and corrupt affections: and bring home his false conclusions with terrors.
How able Satan is to worke upon that third principle; The passions, and corrupt affections: and bring home his false conclusions with terrours.
Thus we have seen how able Satan is to work upon those two forementioned principles of carnal reason, and abuse it with false Majors; and also upon conscience, in laying our sins to our charge, with mis-representations of our estates. It remains now only, that we show, how he can stir, and work upon the passions, and corrupt affections in us, and make use of them: and so set on all those false conclusions [That we are hypocrites] thence deduced, with hideous, and horrid fears, and terrors.
THus we have seene how able Satan is to work upon those two forementioned principles of carnall reason, and abuse it with false Majors; and also upon conscience, in laying our sinnes to our charge, with mis-representations of our estates. It remaines now onely, that we shew, how hee can stirre, and worke upon the passions, and corrupt affections in us, and make use of them: and so set on all those false conclusions [That wee are hypocrites] thence deduced, with hideous, and horrid feares, and terrours.