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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 6THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 6
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Grace will teach us to reason thus, God hath given mine enemies power over my liberty and condition, but ⟨p. 74⟩shall they have power and liberty over my spirit? It is that which Satan and they most seek for, but never yield, Oh my soul. And thus a godly man will become more then a conqueror; when in appearance he is conquered, the cause prevails, his spirit prevails and is undaunted. A Christian is not subdued till his spirit be subdued. Th• Job prevailed over Satan and all his troubles at length. This tormente• proud persons to see godly men enjoy a calm and resolute frame of mind• in the midst of troubles; when th• enemies are more troubled in troubling them then they are in being troubled by them.
Grace will teach us to reason thus, God hath given mine enemies power over my liberty and condition, but ⟨p. 74⟩shall they have power and liberty over my spirit? It is that which Satan and they most seeke for, but never yeeld, Oh my soule. And thus a godly man will become more then a conquerer; when in appearance hee is conquered, the cause prevailes, his spirit prevailes and is undaunted. A Christian is not subdued till his spirit be subdued. Th• Iob prevailed over Sathan and all his troubles at length. This tormente• proud persons to see godly men enjoy a calme and resolute frame of mind• in the midst of troubles; when th• enemies are more troubled in troubling them then they are in being troubled by them.
We see likewise here, how to fra• our complaints: David complains n