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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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Then 3. To much meditation in these, abound in Prayer, that God in particular would cause thee by faith to set thy seal unto them: But more of this will follow in answering some other causes of doubtings.
Then 3. To much meditation in these, abound in Prayer, that God in particular would cause thee by faith to set thy seale unto them: But more of this will follow in answering some other causes of doubtings.
2. The second spring was weakness and imperfection in faith: The cure and remedy of which, is, to perfect and strengthen faith: put more strength, more growth, more ripeness into faith, and your doubtings will be less. The 1more purely the fire burns, the less smoke it hath; and when the light and heat of the Sun are greatest, then the clouds and misty vapours are fewest.
2. The second spring was weaknesse and imperfection in faith: The cure and remedy of which, is, to perfect and strengthen faith: put more strength, more growth, more ripenesse into faith, and your doubtings will be lesse. The 1more purely the fire burnes, the lesse smoke it hath; and when the light and heat of the Sunne are greatest, then the clouds and misty vapours are fewest.
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Faith and Doubtings are ⟨p. 126⟩