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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.
Now the reason of all these particulars,1 both why gross sins, especially if against light, when not confessed throughly, should yet after many years cast us into such fits of desertion, is
Now the reason of all these particulars,1 both why grosse sinnes, especially if against light, when not confessed throughly, should yet after many yeares cast us into such fits of desertion, is
- 1The reason fo all.
Because therein we rebel against Gods Spirit; and that spirit, It a nos tractat, ut à nobis tractatur, doth deal with us as we with him. If you grieve him, he grieves you; if you rebel against him, he fights against you as an enemy: so Esa. 63. 10. They rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit, therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them; now to sin against light is called rebellion, so Job 24. 11. When men go about to extinguish and darken the light of direction, which God hath set up in their hearts to guide their paths by; God puts out the light of comfort, and so leaves them to darkness. But especially then, when our hearts are so full of guile; as we plead that they are no sins; or extenuate them, as David in all likelihood did. Psal. 32. in reference to which he says, in 2. ver. of that Psalm, That that man is a blessed man in whom is no guile. and in the 51. Psal. 6. Thou desirest truth in the inward parts, David had dealt guilefully and deceitfully in that sin; if man