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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 33THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 33
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In earthly matters, if we have a Title to any thing by gift, contract, inheritance, or howsoever, we will not be wrangled out of our right. And shall we not maintain our right in God, against all the tricks & cavils of Satan, & our own hearts? We must labour to have something, that we may show that we ⟨p. 535⟩are within the covenant. If we be never […] little entered into the covenant, we are •e. And herein lies the special comfort […] sincerity, that though our grace be •ttle, yet it is of the right stamp, and •hews us, that we are servants, and sons, though unworthy to be so. Here a little •uth will go far. Hence it is that the •aints in all their extremities, still allege something, that shows that they are within the covenant, We are thy children, thy people, & thy servants, &c. God is mindful of his covenant, but is well pleased, that we should mind him of it too; & mind it our selves to make use of it, as David doth here. He knew if he could bring His soul to His God, all would be quiet.
In earthly matters, if we have a Title to any thing by gift, contract, inheritance, or howsoever, wee will not bee wrangled out of our right. And shall we not maintain our right in God, against all the tricks & cavils of Satan, & our own hearts? We must labor to have something, that we may shew that we ⟨p. 535⟩are within the covenant. If we be never 〈…〉 little entred into the covenāt, we are •e. And herein lies the speciall cōfort 〈…〉 sincerity, that though our grace bee •ttle, yet it is of the right stampe, and •hews us, that we are servants, and sons, though unworthy to be so. Here a little •uth will goe farre. Hence it is that the •aints in all their extremities, stil alledg somthing, that shews that they are within the covenāt, We are thy childrē, thy people, & thy servāts, &c. God is mindful of his covenant, but is well pleased, that we should mind him of it too; & minde it our selves to make use of it, as David doth here. Hee knew if he could bring His soul to His God, all would be quiet.