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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 17THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 17
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The laws under which we live, are particular determinations of the law of God in some duties of the second table. For example; The Law of God says, Exact no more then what is thy due. But what in particular is thy due, and what another mans, the laws of men determine, and therefore ought to be a rule unto us so far as they reach; though it be too narrow a rule to be good only 1so far as mans law guides unto. Yet law being the joint reason and consent of many men for public good, hath an use for guidance of all actions that fall under the same. Where it dashes not against Gods law, what is agreeable to law, is agreeable to conscience.
The lawes under which we live, are particular determinations of the law of God in some duties of the second table. For example; The Law of God sayes, Exact no more then what is thy due. But what in particular is thy due, and what another mans, the lawes of men determine, and therefore ought to be a rule unto us so farre as they reach; though it be too narrow a rule to be good only 1so farre as mans law guides unto. Yet law being the joynt reason and consent of many men for publique good, hath an use for guidance of all actions that fall under the same. Where it dashes not against Gods law, what is agreeable to law, is agreeable to conscience.
- 1Nimis angusta innocentia •st ad legem bonam esse.
The law of God in the due enlargement of it, to the least beginning and occasions is exceeding broad, and allows of whatsoever stands with the light of reason, or the bonds of humanity, civility, &c. and whatsoever is against these, is so far against Gods law. So that higher rules be looked to ⟨p. 289⟩in the first place, there is nothing lovely, or praise-worthy among men, but ought to be seriously thought on.