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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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Therefore the Church elegantly, Micah 7. 8. Rejoice not ⟨p. 306⟩against me, O mine enemy; when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. 9. He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. Remember this one thing, Upright and believing persons have always a favourable God, though they have not always the sense of Gods favour: yea though Satan do testify the contrary, which is the next spring of doubtings, and comes in now fitly to be handled.
Therefore the Church elegantly, Micah 7. 8. Rejoyce not ⟨p. 306⟩against me, O mine enemy; when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darknesse, the Lord shall be a light unto me. 9. He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousnesse. Remember this one thing, Upright and beleeving persons have alwayes a favourable God, though they have not alwayes the sense of Gods favour: yea though Satan doe testifie the contrary, which is the next spring of doubtings, and comes in now fitly to be handled.
12. A twelfth spring of doubtings, was, the crediting of Satan's testimony about our spiritual condition, and interests in God and Christ; to which if any distressed Christian doth hearken and attend, he shall never be freed from inquietations and rollings of mind, because Satan's testimony is ever directly or obliquely ⟨p. 307⟩against the truth and comfort of our spiritual estate.
12. A twelfth spring of doubtings, was, the crediting of Satans testimony about our spirituall condition, and interests in God and Christ; to which if any distressed Christian doth hearken and attend, he shal never be freed from inquietations and rowlings of mind, because Satans testimony is ever directly or obliquely