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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
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.
For the better clearing of this, we must know there be divers kinds […] 1degrees of conflicts in the soul […] man, whilst it is united to the body.
For the better clearing of this, wee must know there bee divers kinds 〈…〉 1degrees of conflicts in the soule 〈…〉 man, whilst it is united to the body.
- 1Obser. 8.
First, between one corrupt Pa• and another, as between Covetousn• 1and Pride; Pride calls for expense, Covetousness for restraint; oft Pass• fight not only against God and re• to which they owe a homage, but […] against another; Sin fights agar sin, and a lesser sin is oftenti• overcome by a greater. The soul• this case, is like the Sea tossed […] contrary winds; and like a kingdom divided, wherein the subjects fig• both against their Prince, and on• gainst another.
First, betweene one corrupt Pa• and another, as betweene Covetousn• 1