A59036:132
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.
It is some time before faith can find a way to ingratiate this offending soul, and to espy a sufficient medium by and through which it may close with God for pardon and favour: And when faith hath found it out, then our mis-giving hearts beat us off; and as our weak children pluck 1down the bird soaring up, with a string, so do our weak hearts pull in our faith which is now speeding towards heaven by the blood of Jesus Christ for us.
It is some time before faith can find a way to ingratiate this offending soule, and to espie a sufficient medium by and through which it may close with God for pardon and favour: And when faith hath found it out, then our mis-giving hearts beat us off; and as our weak children pluck 1down the bird soaring up, with a string, so do our weak hearts pull in our faith which is now speeding towards heaven by the blood of Jesus Christ for us.
- 1Simile.
The more tenderness we ⟨p. 54⟩we gain of the sins, the more shyness and fear grows on us, and seldom doth the soul recover its former hold, and ancient correspondence and intimateness with God, until there hath been a proportionable humiliation, and spaces of settled reformation: Twixt which, and the great discovery of special and renewed assurance, the heart meets with many a wave, with many a sad day, with many a fearful rising, with many strong and terrible doubtings.
The more tendernesse wee ⟨p. 54⟩we gaine of the sins, the more shynesse and fear grows on us, and seldome doth the soule recover its former hold, and ancient correspondence and intimatenesse with God, untill there hath been a proportionable humiliation, and spaces of setled reformation: Twixt which, and the great discovery of speciall and renewed assurance, the heart meets with many a wave, with many a sad day, with many a fearfull rising, with many strong and terrible doubtings.