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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Beloved, these sins, they must needs be a strong spring of doubtings if we do but consider,
Beloved, these sinnes, they must needs be a strong spring of doubtings if we do but consider,
1. That it is their nature to 1set us off from the shore and harbour: You know that a Ship which lies quiet in the harbour, or by the shore, thrust it out, launch it into the 2sea, it is tossed again: Now in all known sins which wound the conscience, (after conversion) we loosen the Anchor, ⟨p. 48⟩and put off: The Promises, and Christ, (upon which our confidences 3were anchored) do now seem to give, they will leave, they will withdraw.
1. That it is their nature to 1set us off from the shoare and harbour: You know that a Ship which lies quiet in the harbour, or by the shoare, thrust it out, lanch it into the 2sea, it is tossed againe: Now in all knowne sins which wound the conscience, (after conversion) wee loosen the Anchor, ⟨p. 48⟩and put off: The Promises, and Christ, (upon which our confidences 3were anchored) doe now seeme to give, they will leave, they will withdraw.