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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.
First, when we trust to false signs shuffled in among true;1 which is incident even to believers that are in the state of grace, and have good evidences to show for it; who yet together wth those sound evidences often rake many other signs that are but probable, yea, and which are deceitful, and but common to hypocrites; this we are apt to do, to take many things as infallible signs which are not: As many are said in Daniel, to cleave to the better side by flattery, so in a mans heart, many false signs will come in, and give their testimony, and flatter a man, and speak the same thing true evidences do. Now God to discover which are false, and which are not, leaves a man: and then he will find all his false signs fail him, and to leave him as flatterer• use to do, and to be but as broken teeth among those which are sound and whole to fail and disquiet him; like reeds that break when any stress is put to them, and so run into his hand.
First, when we trust to false signes shuffled in among true;1 which is incident even to beleevers that are in the state of grace, and have good evidēces to shew for it; who yet together wth those sound evidences often rake many other signes that are but probable, yea, and which are deceitfull, and but common to hypocrites; this we are apt to doe, to take many things as infallible signes which are not: As many are said in Daniel, to cleave to the better side by flattery, so in a mans heart, many false signes will come in, and give their testimony, and flatter a man, and speak the same thing true evidences doe. Now God to discover which are false, and which are not, leaves a man: and then he will finde all his false signes faile him, and to leave him as flatterer• use to doe, and to be but as broken teeth among those which are sound and whole to faile and disquiet him; like reedes that breake when any stresse is put to them, and so runne into his hand.
- 11. In trusting to false signs together with true.1. In trusting to false signes together with true.