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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.
2. Positively: 1He may further proceed:
- 12. Positive, in 2. things.
1. To reveal and represent God as angry with his child,1 for such and such sins formerly committed, and make him sensible thereof; not barely by concealing his love, but by making impressions of his wrath upon his conscience immediately, and not by outward crosses only. Thus Isaiah 57. 17, 18. God not only hid himself and was wroth, that is, expressed his wrath by hiding himself; but I smote him and was wroth: and v. 16. he contended and was wroth, that is, fought against him as an enemy, as Isaiah 63. 10. and this with his wrath upon his spirit; for it follows, that the spirit was ready to fail, and the soul which he had made; so as it was the spirit which was the white God shot at and wounded, and that so deep, that it was ready to fail and come to nothing; which Solomon calls by way of distinction, a wounded spirit, which who can bear? and differenceth it from all other afflictions upon the outward man, which strike the spirit but through the clothes of the body mediately; for says he, The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; that is, all such outward afflictions wherein it suffers, but by way of sympathy, and compassion; but when the spirit it self is laid bare and naked, and wounded immediately by Gods wrath, (which only can reach it and wound it,) Who can bear this? Thus towards Heman, God did not only hide his face from him, Psal. 88. ver. 14. but His fierce wrath went over him, and thy terrors (says he) cut me off: ver. 16. not wounded him only, but even cut him off: and and such impressions of immediate wrath, as expressions ⟨p. 22⟩