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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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Though God be offended with our sins, yet he is delighted in our sorrows; and nothing melts him more, then to see us come melting before him. The mournful behaviour of Josephs brethren moved him, and the returning Prodigals 1falling down to his Father, and cryings out, went to the heart of him: And it is not without cause that David prays, Regard my tears that fall; And, Are not my tears registered? And, Put thou my tears ⟨p. 166⟩into thy bottle. Melting tears do melt a tender God and Father.
Though God be offended with our sins, yet he is delighted in our sorrows; and nothing melts him more, then to see us come melting before him. The mournfull behaviour of Iosephs brethren moved him, and the returning Prodigals 1falling downe to his Father, and cryings out, went to the heart of him: And it is not without cause that David prayes, Regard my teares that fall; And, Are not my tears registred? And, Put thou my teares ⟨p. 166⟩into thy bottle. Melting teares doe melt a tender God and Father.
- 1The father likes the sons submissions, though not his rebellions.
2. To renew our repentance; in which I would comprehend both detestations and forsakings. These sins must be made very hateful to the soul, you must embitter them, you must purge out all the sweetness of them, all the liking of them; Nay you must set upon them as on things most abominable. Hence that phrase of loathing your abominations,