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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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2. If good be wrought, evil will work and […]. When Christ was born, all Jerusalem ⟨p. 348⟩was troubled; so when grace is wrought, sin will stir. Indeed if grace came into the soul either by a final and total cessation of sin, that there were no sin residing in the soul, into the which grace comes, then thou shouldst feel no stir at all: Thus it shall be in heaven; Grace there shall be alone; Holiness, and nothing but holiness there, and therefore no combat, no stir: But thus it never will be on earth: Sin may be alone in some mens hearts, but grace is never alone in any mans heart in this life. Or if grace came into the soul by a peaceable resignation, if sinful flesh would without any more ado make a full and free surrender, and give it possession without any dispute and cavil, then also thou mightst expect a calmness, and a cessation of arms, no vile stirrings. But O Christian, ⟨p. 349⟩Grace and sin, The Spirit 1and the flesh are contrary one to the other, and therefore they lust one against the other. Fire and water will not lie quiet. Sad indeed were thy condition, if thou hadst such a frame of (vain) good, against which no sinful part in thee would oppose.
2. If good be wrought, evil will work and 〈…〉. When Christ was born, all Jerusalem ⟨p. 348⟩was troubled; so when grace is wrought, sin will stir. Indeed if grace came into the soule either by a finall and totall cessation of sin, that there were no sin residing in the soule, into the which grace comes, then thou shouldst feele no stir at all: Thus it shall be in heaven; Grace there shall be alone; Holinesse, and nothing but holinesse there, and therefore no combat, no stir: But thus it never will be on earth: Sinne may be alone in some mens hearts, but grace is never alone in any mans heart in this life. Or if grace came into the soule by a peaceable resignation, if sinfull flesh would without any more adoe make a full and free surrender, and give it possession without any dispute and cavill, then also thou mightst expect a calmnesse, and a cessation of armes, no vile stirrings. But O Christian,