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The doubting believer, or, A treatiseThe doubting beleever, or, A treatise
The doubting believer, or, A treatise containing 1. the nature, 2. the kinds, 3. the springs, 4. the remedies of doubtings, incident to weak believers by Obadiah Sedgwick ...The doubting beleever, or, A treatise containing 1. the nature, 2. the kinds, 3. the springs, 4. the remedies of doubtings, incident to weak beleevers by Obadiah Sedgwick ...
London: printed by M.F. for Thomas Nicols, 1641
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But secondly, the soul hereby doth advantage Satan in his suggestions; for the life of sense (like the rolling sea) is open to all winds, it hath a secret, restless, unquiet distemper of its own; but besides that it is open to the singular disturbances and inquietations from the devil: For the life of 1sense hath made two propositions for him of the despairing Syllogism, and he can easily make the other: viz.
But secondly, the soul hereby doth advantage Satan in his suggestions; for the life of sense (like the rowling sea) is open to all winds, it hath a secret, restlesse, unquiet distemper of its own; but besides that it is open to the singular disturbances and inquietations from the devill: For the life of 1sense hath made two propositions for him of the despairing Syllogisme, and he can easily make the other: viz.
- 1Note.
He who hath not the sense 1of Gods favour, present answers from God, feelings of his graces in their nature and measure, cannot be in the state of grace and salvation, (this is the Maxim of sense) But thou (saith Satan) hast not the sense of Gods favour, &c. Ergo, saith he, Thou art not, Ergo also sayest thou, I am not in the state of grace and salvation.
He who hath not the sense 1of Gods favour, present answers from God, feelings of his graces in their nature and measure, cannot be in the state of grace and salvation, (this is the Maxime of sense) But thou (saith Satan) hast not the sense of Gods favour, &c. Ergo, saith he, Thou art not, Ergo also sayest thou, I am not in the state of grace and salvation.