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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.
That we should not call Gods love ⟨p. 298⟩into question, he not only gives us his word, but a binding word his promise, 1and not only a naked promise, but hath 2entered into Covenant with us, founded upon full satisfaction by the blood of 3Christ, and unto this Covenant sealed by the blood of the Lord JESUS, he hath added the seals of Sacraments, and unto this he hath added his oath, that there 4might be no place left of doubting to 5the distrustful heart of man; there is no way of securing promises amongst men, but God hath taken the same to himself, and all to this end, that we might not only know his mind towards us, but be fully persuaded of it, that as verily as he lives, he will make good what ever he hath promised for the comfort of his Children. What greater assurance can there be, then for Being it self •o lay his being to pawn? and for life it self to lay life to pawn, and all to comfort a poor soul?
That wee should not call Gods love ⟨p. 298⟩into question, he not onely gives us his word, but a binding word his promise, 1and not only a naked promise, but hath 2entred into Covenant with us, founded upon full satisfaction by the blood of 3Christ, and unto this Covenant sealed by the blood of the Lord JESUS, he hath added the seales of Sacraments, and unto this he hath added his oath, that there