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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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which therefore being withdrawn, the soul is ready to fail and faint, and to come to nothing, and sink into destruction. Esa. 57. 16. And again, the pains of those terrors are more violent, and more powerful to hold us under, then are the pangs of death. The wounds of the guilt of sin being as deadly, and as strong as the lusts of the power of it, and it requires as great a power to dissolve and scatter them. For all the strength that the law and Gods justice hath, sin also hath to back it, For the strength of sin is the Law. 1 Cor. 15. 56.
which therefore being withdrawne, the soule is ready to faile and faint, and to come to nothing, and sinke into destruction. Esa. 57. 16. And againe, the paines of those terrours are more violent, and more powerfull to hold us under, then are the pangs of death. The wounds of the guilt of sinne being as deadly, and as strong as the lusts of the power of it, and it requires as great a power to dissolve and scatter them. For all the strength that the law and Gods justice hath, sinne also hath to back it, For the strength of sinne is the Law. 1 Cor. 15. 56.
Secondly,1 as to know the power of Christ his resurrection,2 so the fellowship of his sufferings: that thereby the soul may be made more conformable to him, as it is Phil. 3. 10. As there are the suffering for Christ, so the sufferings of Christ: and God, makes his partakers of both; persecutions without, and terrors within. With which Christs soul was filled, then, when as the text says, He was heard in what he feared: and his soul was heavy to death: and My God my God, why hast thou forsaken me? and so