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The Soul's Conflict with Itself
The souls conflict with it self, and victory over it self by faith a treatise of the inward disquietments of distressed spirits, with comfortable remedies to establish them / by R. Sibbs ...The soules conflict with it selfe, and victory over it self by faith a treatise of the inward disquietments of distressed spirits, with comfortable remedies to establish them / by R. Sibbs ...
London: printed by M.F. for R. Dawlman, 1635
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.
The putting of lively colours upon common truths hath oft a strong working both upon the fancy, and our will and affections: the spirit is refreshed with fresh things, or old truths refreshed; this made the Preacher seek to 1find out pleasing and acceptable words; and our Saviour CHRISTS manner of teaching was, by a lively representati• to mens fancies, to teach them heavenly truths in an earthly sensible manner; and indeed what do we see or hear but will yield matter to a holy heart to raise it self higher?
The putting of lively colours upon common truths hath oft a strong working both upon the fancy, and our will and affections: the spirit is refreshed with fresh things, or old truths refreshed; this made the Preacher seeke to 1finde out pleasing and acceptable words; and our Saviour CHRISTS maner of teaching was, by a lively representati• to mens fancies, to teach them heavenly truths in an earthly sensible manner; and indeed what doe wee see or heare but will yeeld matter to a holy heart to raise it selfe higher?
We should make our fancy serviceable to us in spiritual things, and take advantage by any pleasure, or profit, or honour which it presents our thoughts withal, to think thus with our selves, ⟨p. 199⟩What is this to the true honour, and to those enduring pleasures, &c. And seeing God hath condescended to represent heavenly things to us under earthly terms, we should follow Gods dealing herein: God represents heaven to us, under the term of a banquet, and