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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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We should look to others as good as our selves (as well as to our selves) and than we shall see it is not our own case only; who are we that we should look for an exempted condition from ⟨p. 135⟩those troubles which Gods dearest children are addicted unto.
Wee should looke to others as good as our selves (as well as to our selves) and than we shall see it is not our owne case onely; who are we that we should looke for an exempted condition from ⟨p. 135⟩those troubles which Gods dearest children are addicted unto.
Thus when we are surprised contrary to our looking for and liking, we should study rather how to exercise some grace, than give way to any passion. Think, now is a time to exercise our patience, our wisdom, and other graces. By this means we shall turn that to our greatest advantage, which Satan intendeth greatest hurt to us by. Thus we shall not only master every condition, but make it serviceable to our good. If nature teach Bees, not only to gather honey out of sweet flowers, but out of bitter: Shall not grace teach us to draw even out of the bitterest condition, something to better our souls? We learn to tame all creatures, even the wildest, that we may bring them to our use; and why should we glue way to our own unruly passions?
Thus when we are surprised contrary to our looking for and liking, wee should study rather how to exercise some grace, than give way to any passion. Thinke, now is a time to exercise our patience, our wisedome, and other graces. By this meanes wee shall turne that to our greatest advantage, which Satan intendeth greatest hurt to us by. Thus we shall not onely master every condition, but make it serviceable to our good. If nature teach Bees, not onely to gather hony out of sweet flowers, but out of bitter: Shall not grace teach us to draw even out of the bitterest condition, something to better our soules? We learne to tame all creatures, even the wildest, that wee may bring them to our use; and why should wee glve way to our owne unruly passions?