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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
THE SOULS CONFLICT with it self. › Chapter 16THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 16
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Nay, God often bringeth his will to pass by crossing the course and stream of means, to show his own sovereignty, and to exercise our dependence; and maketh his very enemies, the accomplishers of his own will, and so, to bring about that which they oppose most. Hence it is that we believe under hope against hope.1
Nay, God often bringeth his will to passe by crossing the course and stream of meanes, to shew his own soveraignty, and to exercise our dependance; and maketh his very enemies, the accomplishers of his owne will, and so, to bring about that which they oppose most. Hence it is that we beleeve under hope against hope.1
But we must know, Gods manner ⟨p. 274⟩of guiding things is without prejudice of the proper working of the things themselves; he guideth them sweetly according to the instincts he hath put into them; for,
But wee must know, Gods manner ⟨p. 274⟩of guiding things is without prejudice of the proper working of the things themselves; hee guideth them sweetly according to the instincts hee hath put into them; for,
1. He furnishes creatures with a virtue and power to work, and likewise