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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.
And 2.1 He can by renewing the experimental remembrance of those lashes, which the soul hath had, amaze the soul with fears of an infinitely sorer vengeance yet to come, and so paint out, and flash representations of hell fire in their consciences, from those real glimpses they have already had, as to wilder the soul into vast and unthought of horrors.
And 2.1 He can by renewing the experimentall remembrance of those lashes, which the soule hath had, amaze the soule with feares of an infinitely soarer vengeance yet to come, and so paint out, and flash representations of hell fire in their consciences, from those reall glimpses they have already had, as to wilder the soule into vast and unthought of horrors.
- 1From the experience of former terrors, he can amaze the soul afresh.From the experience of former terrours, he can amaze the soul afresh.
And then 3.1 He can bring home all the threatenings that are thundered forth in the word against hypocrites, and men unregenerate, and discharge them all with much violence, and noise upon a poor doubting soul; he can and doth present, and show his prisoners those terrible threatenings, chains, and racks, and other instruments of death, 2as the Psalmist calls them, which God hath prepared against sinners, and hath stored up in that great armoury of his word; Which hath in a readiness to revenge all disobedience. 2 Cor. 10. 6. With the rattling of which chains, Satan can make a noise in the conscience of a poor sinner, to affright him. Which he is the more enabled to do, out of experience of