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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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And then censure what stands not with reason. As David doth, when he had given way to unbefitting thoughts of Gods providence, So foolish, saith he, was I, and as a […] 1before thee.
And then censure what stands not with reason. As David doth, when he had given way to unbefitting thoughts of Gods providence, So foolish, saith he, was I, and as a 〈…〉 1before thee.
Especially, then look to these sinful stirrings, when thou art to deal with God. I am to have communion with a God of peace; What then do turbulent thoughts and affections i• my heart? I am to deal with a patties God, why should I cherish revenge thoughts? Abraham drove away t• birds from the sacrifice, Gen. 15. 11. Troublesome thoughts like birds […] come before they be sent for, but they should find entertainment accordingly.
Especially, then looke to these sinfull stirrings, when thou art to deale with God. I am to have communion with a God of peace; What then doe turbulent thoughts and affections i• my heart? I am to deale with a patie• God, why should I cherish reveng• thoughts? Abraham drove away t• birds from the sacrifice,