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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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The soul hath a desire to join unto Truth, it hath a desire to share in that goodness which it apprehends; yet it neither 1fastens, nor yet rejects, but like the fish to the bait, it likes it, and is striking at it, but dares not, and swims about; or like 2a wave of the sea, (that is the Apostles comparison, James 1. 6.) thrusting to the shore, and yet drawing back; or like a Meteor hovering in the air twixt up and down: Such rolling, reeling actions of the soul are doubtings; they are a recoiling adventuring: The soul sees reason of either side, to draw, and withdraw, to give on, and ⟨p. 9⟩to give back. It sees Christ and the promises, knows the goodness and bounty in the one and the other, whereupon it is giving on upon them, and putting out the hand, but then instantly it checks it self, and is stayed with contrary arguments and fears; I may not be so bold, Perhaps they belong not unto me.
The soule hath a desire to joyne unto Truth, it hath a desire to share in that goodnesse which it apprehends; yet it neither 1fastens, nor yet rejects, but like the fish to the bait, it likes it, and is striking at it, but dares not, and swims about; or like 2a wave of the sea, (that is the Apostles comparison, James 1. 6.) thrusting to the shore, and yet drawing back; or like a Meteor hovering in the aire twixt up and downe: Such rowling, reeling actions of the soule are doubtings; they are a recoyling adventuring: The soule sees reason of either side, to draw, and withdraw, to give on, and ⟨p. 9⟩to give back. It sees Christ and the promises, knowes the goodnesse and bounty in the one and the other, whereupon it is giving on upon them, and putting out the hand, but then instantly it checks it selfe, and is stayed with contrary arguments and feares; I may not be so bold, Perhaps they belong not unto me.