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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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3. They cannot repair unto the establishments of faith as strong believers can: They are not yet so acquainted with the Armoury of faith; the Promises, 1they are the Armoury of faith; but now these Promises are many, and are graciously framed to the variety of our conditions; which because the beginning Believer knows not, therefore in the times of changes, being not so ready, having not his weapons, nor being so presently able to send them out, hence it is that doubtings do so arise, yea and so grow upon him in such strength, that he is like to faint.
3. They cannot repaire unto the establishments of faith as strong beleevers can: They are not yet so acquainted with the Armory of faith; the Promises, 1they are the Armory of faith; but now these Promises are many, and are graciously framed to the variety of our conditions; which because the beginning Beleever knows not, therefore in the times of changes, being not so ready, having not his weapons, nor being so presently able to send them out, hence it is that doubtings doe so arise, yea and so grow upon him in such strēgth, that he is like to faint.
- 1The Armoury of faith.The Armory of faith.
You shall experimentally 1find many good people, who have in some cases maintained their ground with credit to their faith, (for they have traversed a particular vein of the Promises, they have found them out, they have applied them, and made use of them, by virtue of which they have borne down the many risings of doubt and fear in that kind, and have singularly enabled and comforted their hearts against distrust and fear.)