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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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1. God seems to have a controversy 1with the soul; Surely, saith the heart, something is the matter that I cannot have audience, all is not right and even twixt God and me.
1. God seems to have a controversie 1with the soule; Surely, saith the heart, something is the matter that I cannot have audience, all is not right and eaven twixt God and mee.
- 1Three things in this.
2. The very stays and supports of duty seem to fail us. You know that the Promises are the great encouragements ⟨p. 61⟩of all our services; and what have we to bind God but his own Promises, by which he hath bound himself? He hath said that he will hear, and answer; Upon which assurance of his, we came in, and prayed, but cannot get any thing, though we press God upon his own promise; Whereupon the soul is brought to a stand, If God will not answer his own word, how shall he answer me?
2. The very stayes and supports of duty seeme to faile us. You know that the P•omises are the great incouragements ⟨p. 61⟩of all our services; and what have we to bind God but his owne Promises, by which he hath bound himselfe? He hath said that hee will heare, and answer; Upon which assurance of his, we came in, and prayed, but cannot get any thing, though we presse God upon his owne promise; Whereupon the soule is brought to a stand, If God will not answer his owne word, how shall he answer me?