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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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Beloved, God would have men (perhaps) a longer space to sit upon their sins; they stint themselves after great sins, and make themselves friends with God presently. Now the Lord knows that this skinning of the sore will spoil all, and therefore after a short time he returns them their sins again, makes Conscience to startle at the guilt again, and deals with us as the skilful Chirurgeon with a man whose leg is broken, and ill set, he breaks it again, that it may be well set.
Beloved, God would have men (perhaps) a longer space to sit upon their sinnes; they stint themselves after great sins, and make themselves friends with God prefently. Now the Lord knowes that this skinning of the sore will spoile all, and therefore after a short time he returnes them their sins againe, makes Conscience to startle at the guilt againe, and deales with us as the skilfull Chirurgion with a man whose leg is broken, and ill set, he breaks it againe, that it may be well set.
So doth the Lord, he breaks our souls again with the guilt of sins; He will make us know, that we must bring him more broken hearts; we shall know what it is to sin against him, and shall not ⟨p. 323⟩make a real and lasting peace without a sound and solid humiliation.
So doth the Lord, he breaks our soules againe with the guilt of sins; He will make us know, that wee must bring him more broken hearts; we shall know what it is to sinne against him, and shall not ⟨p. 323⟩make a reall and lasting peace without a sound and solid humiliation.