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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
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.
If therefore we did once throughly know what privileges ⟨p. 137⟩the first-borne have, the sons of God have, the generation of Christ have, the Priests 1of God have, the purchased by Christ have; if we knew the grants of favour, and free accesses, and singular acceptances with God, in and through Christ, O how might we keep down our fears and our doubtings, and singularly encourage our faith to run, and with fullest eagerness to embrace our God, our Christ, our Promises?
If therefore we did once throughly know what priviledges ⟨p. 137⟩the first-borne have, the sons of God have, the generation of Christ have, the Priests 1of God have, the purchased by Christ have; if we knew the grants of favour, and free accesses, and singular acceptances with God, in and through Christ, O how might we keep down our fears and our doubtings, and singularly encourage our faith to run, and with fullest eagernesse to embrace our God, our Christ, our Promises?
- 1That 1. Gods 1. Love is ready. 2. Ear open. 2. Access made. 3. Special Intercessions. 4. Imperfections nothing. 5. Grants certain.That 1. Gods 1. Love is ready. 2. Eare open. 2. Accesse made. 3. Speciall Inte•cessions. 4. Imperfections nothing. 5. Grants certaine.
There be other means for the perfecting of faith, as, Experiences, Observation, &c. which I have touched long since, and our Divines are plentiful this way, and therefore I spare.