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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.
That to one who resolves to fear God and obey him, the Name of God is an all sufficient prop and stay for his faith to rest on when he sees nothing in himself, or in any promise in the word belonging unto him.
That to one who resolves to feare God and obey him, the Name of God is an al sufficient prop and stay for his faith to rest on when he sees nothing in himselfe, or in any promise in the word belonging unto him.
The Name of God alone is here opposed to all other means and props which faith hath to rest on. It is opposed to all comfortable sense of Gods love, to all sight of any grace in a mans self to which any promise is made: So that when the soul shall look into its self with one eye, and glance over ⟨p. 40⟩all the word of God with another; and yet shall see not any one grace in the one, nor promise in the other made to any grace in it self which it may rest upon; yet the soul then looking upon God, and considering what a God he is, and what he says of himself, of his mercy and kindness, and free grace towards sinful men. The consideration of what merely it knows to be in God as he is revealed in the covenant of grace, may support him. This it is to stay upon his name.
The Name of God alone is here opposed to all other meanes and props which faith hath to rest on. It is opposed to all comfortable sense of Gods love, to all sight of any grace in a mans selfe to which any promise is made: So that when the soule shall looke into its selfe with one eye, and glaunce over ⟨p. 40⟩all the word of God with another; and yet shall see not any one grace in the one, nor promise in the other made to any grace in it selfe which it may rest upon; yet the soule then looking upon God, and considering what a God he is, and what he sayes of himselfe, of his mercy and kindnesse, and free grace towards sinfull men. The consideration of what meerely it knowes to be in God as he is revealed in the covenant of grace, may support him. This it is to stay upon his name.