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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.
1.1 For this very knowledge of it doth prepare men for such a condition, if it should befall them; and therefore aforehand to prepare them he wrote too, for afflictions, the Apostle bids them not think it strange concerning the fiery trial, 1 Pet. 4. 12. For if they be strange to any, then if they befall them at any time, they are the more grievous. As if some strange disease befall a man, which he had never heard of afore, no Physician hath skill in, it a mazeth a man, & makes him desperate: but if he hath heard that such and such have had it, as well as himself, and have been recovered; this some thing helps to assuage the bitterness of it to him. Jobs trial was a strange trial to his friends, and therefore you see how unskilfully they go about to heal it, and so left the sore worse then they found it. So that to prepare you for it, it is good to take notice that such a condition there is. In like manner also in 1 Cor. 13. 10. for the same end the Apostle says of other kind of trials, that nothing had be fallen them but what is common to man, there is a great relief in that, that it ⟨p. 6⟩is common, and others have been in the like.
1.1 For this very knowledge of it doth prepare men for such a condition, if it should befall them; and therefore aforehand to prepare them he wrote too, for afflictions, the Apostle bids them not thinke it strange concerning the fiery tryall, 1 Pet. 4. 12. For if they be strange to any, then if they befall them at any time, they are the more grievous. As if some strange disease befall a man, which hee had never heard of afore, no Physitian hath skill in, it a mazeth a man, & makes him desperate: but if he hath heard that such and such have had it, as well as himselfe, and have been recovered; this some thing helps to asswage the bitternesse of it to him. Iobs triall was a strange triall to his friends, and therefore you see how unskilfully they goe about to heale it, and so left the soare worse then they found it. So that to prepare you for it, it is good to take notice that such a condition there is. In like maner also in