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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.
ISAI. 50. 10. Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness and hath no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.—
ISAI. 50. 10. Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darknesse and hath no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.—
Some gleanings there yet remain of this Text, which I thought good to bind up into one sheaf, and thresh out at this time.
SOme gleanings there yet remaine of this Text, which I thought good to binde up into one sheafe, and thresh out at this time.
The second Doctrine is,§2 That though it may befall one that fears God to walk in darkness, yet but to a few, he says, Who is among you? he singleth such out of a crowd: if simply he had spoken of those that fear God and obey him, without this limitation added, and walk in darkness, he might well have spoken thus sparingly, who is among you: For to the wicked he says, All you that kindle a fire, &c. for there are but few that fear God, in comparison of them. If he had spoken of those that fear God, and have been in darkness for some little while, happily some few days among many, there are yet fewer, for there are