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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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2. New Doctrines contrary to old Truths, are not so easily over-mastered by their understandings, 1but do either win misbelief, or else disturb their true belief. You shall scarce hear any new things started, but withal we hear of many persons startled, as if their faith had hitherto been in vain; for tender consciences are apt to believe the most, and therefore sometimes do believe those points which are false.
2. New Doctrines contrary to old Truths, are not so easily over-mastered by their understandings, 1but doe either win misbelief, or else disturb their true beliefe. You shall scarce heare any new things started, but withall we heare of many personsstartled, as if their faith had hitherto been in vaine; for tender consciences are apt to beleeve the most, and therefore sometimes doe beleeve those points which are false.
- 1A man must have good eyes to find out cunning glosses.
Shall I give you instances 1amongst our selves? 1. One is an equality of humiliation before ⟨p. 67⟩conversion: as if no man were truly converted, who hath not equalled the greatest penitent in the highest degrees of contrition and terror. And hence it is that many distressed, bowed, broken souls, do exceedingly labour to grind themselves, and to fall into the flames of horrible fears, thereby to assure themselves of a good estate: Whereas, 1. All Christians are not equal in their preparations. 2. No man can judge his estate at all, simply, by legal humiliation.