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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 24THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 24
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To strengthen our faith the more in God, he calleth himself, a Buckler for defence from ill, and an exceeding great reward for a supply of all good. A sun ⟨p. 395⟩for the one, and a shield for the other. •st him then with health, wealth, •od name, all that thou hast. It is not •an to take away that from us which •d will give us, and keep for us. It •ot in mans power to make others •ceive what they please of us.
To strengthen our faith the more in God, he calleth himselfe, a Buckler for defence from ill, and an exceeding great reward for a supply of all good. A sunne ⟨p. 395⟩for the one, and a shield for the other. •st him then with health, wealth, •od name, all that thou hast. It is not •an to take away that from us which •d will give us, and keepe for us. It •ot in mans power to make others •ceive what they please of us.
Among crosses, this is that which quieteth not the mind least, to be •ceived in matter of trust, when as if •e had not trusted, we had not been deceived. The very fear of being disappointed, made David in his hast •ke all men were liars. But as it is a