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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 10THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 10
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4. Further, let us see more every day into the state of our own souls; what 1a shame is it that so nimble and swift a spirit as the soul is, that can mount up to heaven, & from thence come down into the earth in an instant, should whilst it looks over all other things over-look it self? that it should be skilful in the story (almost) of all times and places, and yet ignorant of the story of it self? that we should know what is done in the Court and Country, and beyond the Seas, and be ignorant ⟨p. 128⟩of what is done at home in our own hearts? that we should live known to others, and yet die unknown to our selves? that we should be able to give account of any thing better then of our selves to our selves? This is the cause why we stand in our own light; why we think better of our selves than, others, and better then is cause. This is that which hindereth all reformation, for how can we reform that which we are not willing to see, and so we lose one of the surest evidences of our sincerity, which is, a willingness to search into our hearts, and to be searched by others. A sincere heart will offer it self to trial.
4. Further, let us see more every day into the state of our owne soules; what 1a shame is it that so nimble and swift a spirit as the soule is, that can mount up to heaven, & from thence come downe into the earth in an instant, should whilest it lookes over all other things over-looke it selfe? that it should bee skilfull in the story (almost) of all times and places, and yet ignorant of the story of it selfe? that we should know what is done in the Court and Countrey, and beyond the Seas, and be ignorant ⟨p. 128⟩of what is done at home in our owne hearts? that we should live knowne to others, and yet die unknowne to our selves? that we should be able to give account of any thing better then of our selves to our selves? This is the cause why we stand in our owne light; why wee thinke better of our selves than, others, and better then is cause. This is that which hindreth all reformation, for how can wee reforme that which wee are not willing to see, and so wee lose one of the surest evidences of our sincerity, which is, a willingnesse to search into our hearts, and to bee searched by others. A sincere heart will offer it selfe to triall.