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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.
dealing herein, as a father that is a public magistrate, with an unruly child, after some great misdemeanour, though he cast him not off, yet he may send him to the Gaole, to be for example sake, imprisoned: for the Gaoler to take him, and to clap ⟨p. 138⟩irons on him, to have him down into the dungeon, where he sees no light, and into the little ease, where he is in so strait a condition, as he can neither sit nor stand, nor lie, as Elihu expresseth it, Job 36. 16. he calleth it bringing into a strait place, and binding them in fetters, and cords of affliction, and then he shows them their transgression, and wherein they have exceeded. ver. 8, 9.
dealing herein, as a father that is a publique magistrate, with an unruly childe, after some great misdemeanour, though he cast him not off, yet he may send him to the Gaole, to bee for example sake, imprisoned: for the Gaoler to take him, and to clap ⟨p. 138⟩irons on him, to have him downe into the dungeon, where he sees no light, and into the little ease, where he is in so streight a condition, as he can neither sit nor stand, nor lie, as Elihu expresseth it, Iob 36. 16. hee calleth it bringing into a streight place, and binding them in fetters, and cords of affliction, and then hee shewes them their transgression, and wherein they have exceeded. ver. 8, 9.
Yea,1 and thirdly, this God doth not only presently after the sins were committed, but sometimes a long while after, and that when they have been often confessed. Yea, and after that God hath pardoned them also in our consciences, as well as in heaven; yet the guilt may return again and leave us in darkness. Thus