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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 21THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 21
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Yet never give place to thoughts of despair, as coming from him that would overturn the end of the Gospel, which lays open the riches of Gods mercy in Christ, which riches none set out more then those that have been the greatest of sinners, as we see in Paul. We cannot exalt God more then by taking notice, and making use of that great design of infinite wisdom in reconciling justice and mercy together, so as now he is not only merciful, but just in pardoning sins. Our Saviour 1as he came towards the latter age of the world, when all things seemed desperate, so he comes to some men in the latter part of their days. The mercy showed to Zacheus, and the good thief was personal, but the comfort intended ⟨p. 366⟩by Christ was public, therefore still still trust in God.
Yet never give place to thoughts of despaire, as comming from him that would overturne the end of the Gospell, which layes open the riches of Gods mercy in Christ, which riches none set out more then those that have beene the greatest of sinners, as we see in Paul. We cannot exalt God more then by taking notice, and making use of that great designe of infinite wisdome in reconciling justice and mercy together, so as now he is not only mercifull, but just in pardoning sinnes. Our Saviour 1as he came towards the latter age of the world, when all things seemed desperate, so hee comes to some men in the latter part of their dayes. The mercy shewed to Zacheus, and the good theefe was personall, but the comfort intended ⟨p. 366⟩by Christ was publike, therefore still still trust in God.