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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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Now, what think you, must not the soul needs be filled with fears, and with doubts, which hath thrust it self thus from such a gracious harbour as the mercies, the loving kindnesses, the sweet and blessed promises of God? may it not say now, as David once, Psal. 77. 3. I remembered God, 1and was troubled? and well ⟨p. 49⟩mayst thou be troubled, who wouldst for such a sin pull away thy hand from such a God.
Now, what think you, must not the soule needs be filled with feares, and with doubts, which hath thrust it selfe thus from such a gracious harbour as the mercies, the loving kindnesses, the sweet and blessed promises of God? may it not say now, as David once, Psal. 77. 3. I remembred God, 1and was troubled? and well ⟨p. 49⟩mayst thou be troubled, who wouldst for such a sin pull away thy hand from such a God.
2. God doth really take these sins ill, very ill, from those upon whom he hath conferred such fruits of his love: For this is a truth, that 1in case of offences, Love and Bounty can give in the strongest and heaviest aggravations: As in that of David,