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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. By expostulation with himself. 2. By laying a charge on himself, (trust in God.)
1. By expostulation with himselfe. 2. By laying a charge on himselfe, (trust in God.)
It is supposed here, that there is no reason (which the wisdom from above allows to be a reason) why men should be discouraged, although the wisdom from beneath which takes part with our corruption will seldom want a plea. Nay there is not only no reason for it, but there are strong 1reasons against it, there being a world of evil in it.
It is supposed here, that there is no reason (which the wisedome from above allowes to be a reason) why men should bee discouraged, although the wisedome from beneath which takes part with our corruption will seldome want a plea. Nay there is not onely no reason for it, but there are strog 1reasons against it, there being a world of evill in it.
- 1Reasons against discouragement.
For, 1. It indisposes a man to all good duties, it makes him like an instrument 1out of tune, and like a body out of joint, that moveth both uncomely and painfully. It unfits to duties to God, who loves a cheerful giver, and especially a thanksgiver. Whereup• the Apostle joins them both together