The Soul's Conflict with Itself

Then, it is a comfortable sign of ¹gaining over our own wills, when we can yield our selves to be disposed of by God, as knowing best what is good for us. There is no condition but therein we may exercise some grace, and honour GOD in some measure. Yet because some enlargement of conditi• is ordinarily that estate wherein we are best able to do good in; we may in the use of means desire it, and upon that, resign up our selves wholly unto GOD, and make his will our will, without exception or reservation, and care for nothing more than we can have with his leave and love. This I• had exercised his heart unto; where▪ upon in that great change of condition, he sinned not, that is, fell not into ²the sins incident to that dejected and miserable state; into sins of rebellion and discontent. He carried his crosses comely, with that staidness and resignedness, which became a holy man.

Then, it is a comfortable signe of ¹gaining over our owne wills, when we can yeeld our selves to bee disposed of by God, as knowing best what is good for us. There is no condition but therein we may exercise some grace, and honour GOD in some measure. Yet because some enlargement of conditi• is ordinarily that estate wherein wee are best able to doe good in; wee may in the use of meanes desire it, and upon that, resigne up our selves wholly unto GOD, and make his will our will, without exception or reservation, and care for nothing more than wee can have with his leave and love. This I• had exercised his heart unto; where▪ upon in that great change of condition, hee sinned not, that is, fell not into ²the sinnes incident to that dejected and miserable state; into sinnes of rebellion and discontent. He caried his crosses comely, with that stayednesse and resignednesse, which became a holy man.