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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 29THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 29
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As David strengthens his trust in God, by reason fetched from the future goodness of God apprehended by faith, so he strengthens that reason with another reason fetched from God, whom he apprehends here as the salvation of his countenance. We need reason against reason, and reason upon reason, to steel and strengthen the soul against the on-set of contrary reasons.
As David strengthens his trust in God, by reason fetcht from the future goodnesse of God apprehended by faith, so hee strengthens that reason with another reason fetcht from God, whom he apprehends here as the salvation of his countenance. Wee need reason against reason, and reason upon reason, to steele and strengthen the soule against the on-set of contrary reasons.
He is the salvation of my countenance, that is, He will so save as I shall see, and my enemies shall see it; and upon seeing, my countenance shall be cheered and lifted up; Gods saving kindness shall be read in my countenance, so that all who look on me, shall say, God hath spoken peace to my soul, as well as brought peace to my condition.
He is the salvation of my countenance, that is, He will so save as I shall see, and my enemies shall see it; and upon seeing, my countenance shall bee cheared and lifted up; Gods saving kindnesse shall be read in my countenance, so that all who looke on mee, shall say, God hath spoken peace to my soule, as well as brought peace to my condition.
He saith not salvation, but salvations: 1because as our life is subject to many miseries, in soul, body, and state, public and private, &c. so God hath many salvations: If we have a thousand troubles, he hath a thousand ways of