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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 to draw up again; What a comfortable stay and support is this unto a distressed soul, to see and find all in Christ? When a person brought to the true sight and sense of sin, and loathing and forsaking of it, and to the giving of himself up unto Christ, shall behold his many fore-past guilts, and see these charged upon Christ, nay and discharged by Christ, nay and so discharged that they shall never be charged upon him again, nay and all the consequents of guilt ⟨p. 258⟩removed, so that Christ hath set him at liberty, he hath made him a freeman, and that against all Satan's accusations: He may hold out the blood of Christ, which will answer all; I am a sinner, but Christ was made sin for me; I deserve damnation, but Christ was made a curse for me. If Believers did skill the nature, and extent, and virtues of remission by the blood of Christ; if they did know, and were possessed more with this part of Justification, they would strengthen their faith and their comfort more, and their doubtings and fears would sink more. Be of good comfort, thy sins are forgiven thee.
But to draw up again; What a comfortable stay and support is this unto a distressed soule, to see and find all in Christ? When a person brought to the true sight and sense of sin, and loathing and forsaking of it, and to the giving of himselfe up unto Christ, shall behold his many fore-past guilts, and see these charged upon Christ, nay and discharged by Christ, nay and so discharged that they shall never be charged upon him againe, nay and all the consequents of guilt ⟨p. 258⟩removed, so that Christ hath set him at liberty, he hath made him a freeman, and that against all Satans accusations: He may hold out the bloud of Christ, which will answer all; I am a sinner, but Christ was made sin for me; I deserve damnation, but Christ was made a curse for me. If Beleevers did skill the nature, and extent, and vertues of remission by the bloud of Christ; if they did know, and were possessed more with this part of Justification, they would strengthen their faith and their comfort more, and their doubtings and fears would sink more. Be of good comfort, thy sins are forgiven thee.