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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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A second reason why his name is sufficient, Reason 2 though you have and see nothing in you, nor any promise made to any grace in you to rest upon is, because even all those promises made to conditions in us, which we ordinarily look unto, are Yea and Amen only in this his Name, and his Sons Name. That is the original of them all; the root, the seed of them all; his Name is the materia prima the first matter of all those secondary promises, ex quo fiunt, & in quod resolvuntur, his Name gives being to them all; if it were not for the mercy, grace, truth, kindness in him, and the righteousness which is in his Son all the promises which are made, what were they worth? As the worth of bonds depends upon the sufficiency of the man who makes them, so all these promises upon his Name.
A second reason why his name is sufficient, Reason 2 though you have and see nothing in you, nor any promise made to any grace in you to rest upon is, because even all those promises made to cōditions in us, which we ordinarily looke unto, are Yea and Amen onely in this his Name, and his Sonnes Name. That is the originall of them all; the root, the seed of them all; his Name is the materia prima the first matter of all those secondary promises, ex quo fiunt, & in quod resolvuntur, his Name gives being to them all; if it were not for the mercy, grace, truth, kindnesse in him, and the righteousnesse which is in his Sonne all the promises which are made, what were they worth? As the worth of bonds depends upon the sufficiency of the man who makes them, so all these promises upon his Name.
Therefore now, when you rely upon his Name having as yet no promise made to any thing in you to rely upon, you then rely upon that which is the foundation of all those promises, you then have recourse to the original, which is more authentical then extract copies; you rely on that which all those other are resolved into, and therefore is sufficient, though all the rest fail you in your apprehension.
Therefore now, when you relye upon his Name having as yet no promise made to any thing in you to relye upon, you then relye upon that which is the foundation of all those promises, you then have recourse to the originall, which is more authenticall then extract copies; you relye on that which all those other are resolved into, and therefore is sufficient, though all the rest faile you in your apprehension.