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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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And surely if negligent and regardless entertainments of ⟨p. 292⟩God, or Christ, or his Word, (which cause the cessation of favour) are thus abundantly bewailed with bowels and faintings, how much more should the bowels be doubled, and the measures of grief and repentance be swelled, when the suspension of Gods love and favour is caused by our injurious handling of his blessed Spirit, by fighting against his motions, and presuming against the directing and convincing light, to dishonour and grieve him with the most foul iniquities.
And surely if negligent and regardlesse entertainments of ⟨p. 292⟩God, or Christ, or his Word, (which cause the cessation of favour) are thus abundantly bewayled with bowels and faintings, how much more should the bowels be doubled, and the measures of griefe and repentance be swelled, when the suspension of Gods love and favour is caused by our injurious handling of his blessed Spirit, by fighting against his motions, and presuming against the directing and convincing light, to dishonour and grieve him with the most foule iniquities.
Yet if we can humbly and throughly bemoan our loss, and repent of our sins, we shall behold the Lord in mercy and love again. David could not but yield out the countenance of his favour to Absalom, though an untoward son: If the clouds did break, the sun would shine again; for ⟨p. 293⟩God will not only give, but restore comforts to his mourners.
Yet if we can humbly and throughly bemoane our losse, and repent of our sins, we shall behold the Lord in mercy and love againe. David could not but yeeld out the countenance of his favour to Absolom, though an untoward sonne: If the clouds did break, the sunne would shine againe; for