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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. 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.
- 1Simile.
Faith and Doubtings are ⟨p. 126⟩like a pair of scales, where the weight of the one bears away the other. The Disciples I remember prayed, Lord, increase our faith; and so did he of whom you heard in Mark 9. 1Lord, help my unbelief.
Faith and Doubtings are ⟨p. 126⟩like a paire of scales, where the waight of the one beares away the other. The Disciples I remember prayed, Lord, increase our faith; and so did he of whom you heard in