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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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But again, that heart is 1properly termed dull, which hath in it a living spring, but hath not a lively operation: The Spirit is willing, (said Christ) there the spring was open; but the flesh is weak, there the operation was narrow. The Christian may say with David, My heart (O Lord) 2is ready, my heart is prepared; and as Paul, I would do good, ⟨p. 179⟩and I delight in the Law of God after the inward man; but yet, saith he, I find a law; that when I would do good, evil is present with me; And I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind. So in the Galatians, The flesh lusteth against 3the spirit, &c. and these are contrary one to the other, so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Ye would do, but ye cannot do; Ye cannot always do the work ye would do, and ye cannot do it in such a manner as ye would do it.
But againe, that heart is 1properly termed dull, which hath in it a living spring, but hath not a lively operation: The Spirit is willing, (said Christ) there the spring was open; but the flesh is weake, there the operation was narrow. The Christian may say with David, My heart (O Lord) 2is ready, my heart is prepared; and as Paul, I would doe good, ⟨p. 179⟩and I delight in the Law of God after the inward man; but yet, saith he, I find a law; that when I would doe good, evill is present with me; And I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind. So in the Galatians, The flesh lusteth against 3the spirit, &c. and these are contrary one to the other, so that ye cannot doe the things that yee would. Ye would doe, but yee cannot do; Ye cannot alwayes do the work ye would do, and ye cannot do it in such a manner as ye would doe it.