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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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1. Observe the ways and times of the interception of divine favour. This is certain, that God hath ever some special end in the holding up of his countenance; and we may and do many times give him just cause and reason. In Scripture we may observe on our part ordinarily two occasions:
1. Observe the wayes and times of the interception of divine favour. This is certain, that God hath ever some speciall end in the holding up of his countenance; and we may and doe many times give him just cause and reason. In Scripture we may observe on our part ordinarily two occasions:
1. Some gross sins, which indeed are as a thick cloud to hold up the blessed light of Gods countenance, for he is of purer eyes then to behold sin. These are the wall of separation, these shut the door, and draw the curtains, and do like some closing rheum fall upon the eye, and indispose it to the comfortable enjoyment of the light: As we may see in Davids two great sins ⟨p. 287⟩of Adultery and Murder, they did suspend the presence, (i.) the comfortable presence of God, and held up the joy of his salvation, which he did so earnestly desire to be restored, Psal. 51. 11, 12.
1. Some grosse sins, which indeed are as a thick cloud to hold up the blessed light of Gods countenance, for he is of purer eyes then to behold sin. These are the wall of separation, these shut the doore, and draw the curtaines, and doe like some closing rheume fall upon the eye, and indispose it to the comfortable enjoyment of the light: As we may see in Davids two great sinnes ⟨p. 287⟩of Adultery and Murder, they did suspend the presence, (i.) the comfortable presence of God, and held up the joy of his salvation, which he did so earnestly desire to be restored,