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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 so make a truth in his speech: but the last verse, that says that Achish believed David, implies that he understood it, as David indeed meant it, as if he went up against his own countrymen, and then it can no way be excused. These therefore being gross sins, sins against light, (as of all sins lying must needs be supposed to be, because it is against that truth which riseth up in the mind) ⟨p. 134⟩and is a sin wherein a mans mind shows are, cunning, and wit; and a sin, which when the truth is discovered proves exceeding shameful, and scandalous; therefore this sin (especially when it had been some while gone on in by him, he calls it a way of lying) lay heavy on him long after. Therefore he entreats God to take the load of it off, Remove from me the way of lying; it was the load hereof which did lye so heavy on him, as it pressed his soul to the dust of death, as he had before complained.
and so make a truth in his speech: but the last verse, that sayes that Achish beleeved David, implyes that he understood it, as David indeed meant it, as if he went up against his owne countrymen, and then it can no way be excused. These therfore being grosse sinnes, sinnes against light, (as of all sinnes lying must needs bee supposed to bee, because it is against that truth which riseth up in the minde) ⟨p. 134⟩and is a sinne wherein a mans minde shewes are, cunning, and wit; and a sinne, which when the truth is discovered proves exceeding shamefull, and scandalous; therefore this sinne (especially when it had beene some while gone on in by him, he calls it a way of lying) lay heavy on him long after. Therefore he entreates God to take the load of it off, Remove from me the way of lying; it was the load hereof which did lye so heavy on him, as it pressed his soule to the dust of death, as he had before complained.
So for the second particular,1