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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.
And if light and mercy yet comes not, but still God seems as it were to cast thee off; then call to mind if ever thou hast had any true communion with him, and thereupon begin to challenge him: (so doth the Church Isa. 63. 16. when in thy case, when his mercies were restrained to her, she says yet, Doubtless thou art my father; she saw God was angry, her heart hard, ver. 17. yet she thought she should know him: Doubtless he is my Father, and where is thy zeal, the sounding of thy bowels? so) ⟨p. 64⟩challenge him thou, upon that old acquaintance thou hast had and held with him in former times: (Say,) Doubtless thou art my farther and my husband, how strange soever thou cariest thy self now towards me: for dost thou not remember what hath been between me and thee in prayer, in such a chamber, at such a time? Hast thou never a piece of a broken ring between him and thee, no love passage, no love-token, that could not pass between him & any, whom he had not betrothed himself unto in kindness? 1produce it at such a time as this. And if thou shouldest discern no grace in thee thy self, yet desire him to look into thy heart; & be bold to enquire of him, if he can see nothing there which himself wrote, never to be blotted out, if there be not some spark of love to him, and his fear, which himself put there; and ask him if he knows his own hand. And for thy comfort know, that when thou canst not read it, (thy graces being much blurred) yet he can read his own hand at any time, and will not deny it.
And if light and mercy yet comes not, but still God seemes as it were to cast thee off; then call to minde if ever thou hast had any true communion with him, and thereupon begin to challenge him: (so doth the Church Isa. 63. 16. when in thy case, when his mercies were restrained to her, she saies yet, Doubtlesse thou art my father; shee saw God was angry, her heart hard, ver. 17. yet shee thought shee should know him: Doubtlesse he is my Father, and where is thy zeale, the sounding of thy bowels? so) ⟨p. 64⟩challenge him thou, upon that old acquaintance thou hast had and held with him in former times: (Say,) Doubtlesse thou art my farther and my husband, how strange soever thou cariest thy selfe now towards me: for dost thou not remember what hath been betweene mee and thee in prayer, in such a chamber, at such a time? Hast thou never a piece of a broken ring betweene him and thee, no love passage, no love-token, that could not passe betweene him & any, whom he had not betrothed himself unto in kindnesse?