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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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and useth no other arguments in the 38, 39, 40, 41. Chap. God indeed never wants a cause, nor doth deal thus where sin is not; yet as it is said of the young man, that he was blind, not for his sin, nor his parents (yet not without it) but for the glory of God; it was an act of Gods prerogative: so here. God had higher ends of glorifying himself in the patience, and conquest of such a champion as Job was, and of confuting the devil, who accused him of serving God for nought; the falseness of which to demonstrate, God tries conclusions with him; as also to confute the opinions which in those days were generally received, (as may seem by his friends arguings, and also the 37. Psal. That godly men did prosper, and flourish outwardly, according to their godliness: for these and the like reasons God did it. However, […] gives Job this good and seasonable counsel, to make this use of it, to search into his sins, Chap. 34. ver. 31. 32. And God might well take liberty to deal thus with Job, because he could make him amends, as afterward he did, in restoring double to him; and indeed it was but the concealing awhile of his love, as many parents ⟨p. 121⟩love to do by their children, and yet to show it the more in real effects, as God even then did, in making him more then a conqueror.
and useth no other arguments in the 38, 39, 40, 41. Chap. God indeed never wants a cause, nor doth deale thus where sin is not; yet as it is said of the young man, that he was blinde, not for his sinne, nor his parents (yet not without it) but for the glory of God; it was an act of Gods prerogative: so here. God had higher ends of glorifying himselfe in the patience, and conquest of such a champion as Iob was, and of confuting the devill, who accused him of serving God for nought; the falsenesse of which to demonstrate, God tryes conclusions with him; as also to confute the opinions which in those dayes were generally received, (as may seeme by his friends arguings, and also the 37. Psal. That godly men did prosper, and flourish outwardly, according to their godlinesse: for these and the like reasons God did it. However, 〈…〉 gives Iob this good and seasonable counsell, to make this use of it, to search into his sinnes, Chap. 34. ver. 31. 32. And God might well take liberty to deale thus with Iob, because he could make him amends, as afterward hee did, in restoring double to him; and indeed it was but the concealing awhile of his love, as many parents ⟨p. 121⟩