The Soul's Conflict with Itself

David (here) by charging his soul to trust in God, saw there was nothing else that could bring true rest and quiet unto him; for whatsoever is besides ⟨p. 321⟩God, is but a creature; and what ever is in the creature, is but borrowed, and at Gods disposing, and changeable, or else it were not a creature; David saw his error soon, for the ground of his disquiet was trusting something else besides God, therefore when he began to say, My hill is strong, I shall not be moved, &c. then presently his soul was troubled. ¹Out of God there is nothing fit for the soul to stay it self upon; for

David (here) by charging his soule to trust in God, saw there was nothing else that could bring true rest and quiet unto him; for whatsoever is besides ⟨p. 321⟩God, is but a creature; and what ever is in the creature, is but borrowed, and at Gods disposing, and changeable, or else it were not a creature; David saw his error soone, for the ground of his disquiet was trusting something else besides God, therefore when he began to say, My hill is strong, I shall not bee moved, &c. then presently his soule was troubled. ¹Out of God there is nothing fit for the soule to stay it selfe upon; for

1. 1Psal. 30. 6.

1. Outward things are not fitted to ¹the spiritual nature of the soul; they are dead things and cannot touch it being a lively spirit, unless by way of aint.