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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.
A second case extraordinary is, when he intends §2to make a man a wise,1 able, skilful, and a strong Christian; Wise, namely in this, which is the greatest learning, and wisdom in the world, experimentally to comfort others.
A second case extraordinary is, when hee intends §2to make a man a wise,1 able, skilfull, and a strong Christian; Wise, namely in this, which is the greatest learning, and wisdome in the world, experimentally to comfort others.
- 1When God intends to make a man wise, and able to comfort others
This may seem to be the reason of this his dealing with Heman; Heman was brought up in this school of temptation, and kept in this form of desertion, from a youth, Psal. 88. 15. He was put soon to it, and so deep lessons had he set him, as he had like to have lost his wits as he says there; yet in the end, when God raised him up again, this Heman (who lived about David & Solomons time) is reckoned among the wisest of his time, and one of the four that were next to Solomon: 1 Kings 4. 31. So that great Apostle was a man exposed to the same combats that others were; he was buffeted by Satan, 2 Cor. 12. filled with inward terrors, as well as those without: what was this for? Not so much for any personal cause of his own, as to make him able to comfort others: