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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. They see their wants and hindrances, more then their helps and encouragements: like Elisha's servant, who saw the multitude of the enemies compassing the city with horses and chariots, and the reupon cried out, Alas my Master, 1how shall we do? but (at first) he saw not the mountain full of horses, and chariots of fire round about Elisha, which might have stayed and upheld him.
2. They see their wants and hindrances, more then their helps and incouragements: like Elisha's servant, who saw the multitude of the enemies compassing the city with horses and chariōts, and the reupon cryed out, Alas my Master, 1how shall we doe? but (at first) he saw not the mountaine full of horses, and chariots of fire round about Elisha, which might have stayed and upheld him.
- 1Elisha's servant, 2 King. 6. 15, 16, 17.El•sha's servant, 2 King. 6. 15, 16, 17.
It is with new and weak Believers, as with the Israelites, 1who did hear of the sons of Anak, those mighty Giants, and of the high & mighty ⟨p. 30⟩walls about the city of Canaan, they looked on these, and were greatly perplexed and discouraged, but they did not look on the strong and Almighty God, who did promise to go with them, and conquer for them: So do these, they look upon the mere temptations and suggestions of Satan, they look upon the powerful stirrings of remaining corruption, they look upon the strength of present crosses they look upon their own weaknesses against all these, they look upon Gods delayings, upon their own dulnesses, and whatsoever may keep them down; but they look not upon that God who hath promised, who hath performed the oath to Abraham the father of the faithful; they look not upon Christ, who hath by his blood ratified and sealed the Covenant, they look not upon