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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 4THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 4
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Therefore, if we will prevent casting 1down, let us prevent grief the cause of it, and sin the cause of th• Experience proves that true which th• Wise Man says, Heaviness in the he• of a man makes it stoop, but a good […] 2makes it better. It bows down th• soul, and therefore our blessed Sav• our inviteth such unto him; Come […] me ye who are heavy laden with the b• den of your sins. The body bends u• der 3a heavy burden, so likewise t• soul hath its burden. Why art thou c• down ô my soul? Why so disquiet• &c.
Therefore, if wee will prevent casting 1downe, let us prevent griefe the cause of it, and sinne the cause of th• Experience proves that true which th• Wiseman saies, Heavinesse in the he• of a man makes it stoope, but a good 〈…〉 2makes it better. It bowes downe th• soule, and therefore our blessed Sav• our inviteth such unto him; Come 〈…〉 mee yee who are heavy laden with the b• den of your sinnes. The body bends u• der