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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.
The Apostle commands them to set such as one in Joint again, as the word signifies,1 Lest, thou also be tempted, & it is the work of one that is spiritual, You that are spiritual restore such an one. It ⟨p. 123⟩requires skill to get out every shiver, to meet with every scruple, and set all straight again. It is also called the wounding of the spirit; Solomon, A wounded spirit who can bear? Prov. 18. 14. As the power of sin wounds, so the guilt also; and the one as incurable as the other; and it being the spirit of a man which is wounded, that which must heal it, must be something dropped into the heart that may come at the spirit; and there are to be peculiar elective plasters to heal these wounds, because these wounds are usual of a differing nature; for some objections there are, that often the learnedst men never met with in books, and Satan hath devised methods, Eph. 6. of tempting souls deserted, which he useth again and again: and know those depths, and fathom them a man shall not, unless he hath been in the depths himself, as Heman speaks; and then he shall see such wonders of God in those depths, which none else ever saw; and thereby gain such wisdom, as to be able to encourage others by his example, to trust in God and call upon him, so David, Psal. 32. ver. 5, 6.
The Apostle commands them to set such as one in Ioynt again, as the word signifies,1 Lest, thou also be tempted, & it is the work of one that is spirituall, You that are spirituall restore such an one. It ⟨p. 123⟩requires skill to get out every shiver, to meete with every scruple, and set all streight againe. It is also called the wounding of the spirit; Solomon, A wounded spirit who can beare?