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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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To the Reader.
That which drew these Sermons from me, next to thy good, was to right my self. They were first preached eight years since; and some notes thereof were, (to say no more,) dispersed into the hands of many, to my prejudice. They are here presented as they were preached, with little alteration or addition, in method, style, or matter: Only to make up the Treatise more complete, I entirely added, against the publishing thereof, that ⟨image 4⟩whole discourse about Satan's part, and hand in these desertions, beginning at Chap. 6. In handling which, I trust I have not at all incurred that severe increpation of the Apostle, against curious speculations about angels, 1of intruding into those things which I have not seen ground, and warrant for in the word. Sure I am I have endeavoured to follow the School, in their Labyrinths herein, no further then I found a Clue of Scripture, and right reason, clearly guiding and warranting my way: Without which, I account the ways of this old and winding Serpent, in his communications to us, to be as Solomon speaks,2 Like the way of a Serpent upon a stone, hidden, and past tracing, or finding out. And lest any of the weaker readers, especially ⟨image 4⟩those in distress; to whom more speculative, and doctrinal discourses, though about things practical, prove usually tedious and unpleasing, should in reading that piece, be discouraged at the first: My advertisement is, that (if they find that part of the way craggy, or tiresome, which I hope they will not) they would divert out of it, and come in again at Chap. 11. from whence to the end, they shall find what is more accommodate to their understandings, and conditions, and more practically speaking to your distress. The blessing of heaven go with it.
THat which drew these Sermons from mee, next to thy good, was to right my selfe. They were first preached eight yeares since; and some notes thereof were, (to say no more,) dispersed into the hands of many, to my prejudice. They are here presented as they were preached, with little alteration or addition, in method, style, or matter: Onely to make up the Treatise more compleat, I entirely added, against the publishing thereof, that