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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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Secondly, 1Their fiery hot and burning lusts, which prey upon, and live upon this fuel; both which make this fire here spoken of: in both which, this resemblance will hold in many regards.
Secondly, 1Their fiery hot and burning lusts, which prey upon, and live upon this fuell; both which make this fire here spoken of: in both which, this resemblance will hold in many regards.
- 1The comparison holds in 6. things.
First, because the fuel of these fires of their §1lusts and comforts, are base; things only here below. What is the fuel of your kitchen fires? things digged out of the earth, dung, wood, coal; so things on earth are fuel to their desires. Their lusts are therefore called members upon earth. Col. 3. 5. for all their comforts consist in, and their desires are after earthly things, as their fair wives, children, houses, meat, drink, their God is their belly, and they mind earthly things, Phil. 3. 19.
First, because the fuell of these fires of their §1lusts and comforts, are base; things onely here below. What is the fuell of your kitching fires? things digged out of the earth, dung, wood, coale; so things on earth are fuell to their desires. Their lusts are therefore called members upon earth. Col. 3. 5. for all their comfors consist in, and their desires are after earthly things, as their faire wives, children, houses, meat, drinke, their God is their belly, and they minde earthly things,