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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Believe not a malicious 1accuser: Satan doth oft times serve a Writ in the Kings name, without the Kings seal; he forgives where God doth not, and he binds where God ⟨p. 337⟩hath released: And this know, It is God that justifieth, who then shall condemn? If the King himself hath pardoned thee, how unjust is it for the under-officer to arrest and challenge?
2. Beleeve not a malicious 1accuser: Satan doth oft times serve a Writ in the Kings name, without the Kings seale; he forgives where God doth not, and he binds where God ⟨p. 337⟩hath released: And this know, It is God that justifieth, who then shall condemne? If the King himselfe hath pardoned thee, how unjust is it for the under-officer to arrest and challenge?
- 1Thy case is not wicked, because a wicked devil saith so.Thy case is not wicked, because a wicked devill saith so.
3. But in case of frequent inquietations, when Satan will not be answered, but still chargeth, now make thine appeal 1from him to God; and if he charge thee in the Court of Conscience, remove it wisely to the higher court of heaven; let God once more have the hearing, and the deciding. And now Satan, what hast thou to say unto me? Thou hast sinned heretofore, (saith Satan) and thy Judge doth know the truth of this indictment. I have (Satan) I confess it, and my God doth know the truth of my sorrow and repentance. Lord, dost thou not know my tears, my returnings, my judgings of my self,