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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.
On the Work of my learned Friend DOCTOR SIBBS.
Fool that I was! to think my easy Pen Had strength enough to glorify the fame Of this known Author, this rare Man of men: Or give the least advantage to his name. (bright, Who think, by praise to make his name more Show the Suns Glory, by dull Candle-light.
FOole that I was! to think my easie Pen Had strength enough to glorifie the fame Of this knowne Author, this rare Man of men: Or give the least advantage to his name. (bright, Who think, by praise to make his name more Show the Sunns Glory, by dull Candle-light.
Blest Saint! thy hallowed Pages do require No slight preferment from our slender Lays: We stand amazed, at what we most admire; Ah, what are Saints the better for our praise! He that commends this Volume, does no more Then warm the fire, or gild the massive Ore.
Blest Saint! thy hallow'd Pages doe require No slight preferment from our slender Layes: We stand amaz'd, at what we most admire; Ah, what are Saints the better for our praise! Hee that commends this Volume, does no more Then warme the fire, or gild the massie Ore.