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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 11THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 11
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7. It is further a clear evidence of a spirit subdued, when we will discover 1the truth of our affection towards God and his people, though with censure of others. David was content to endure the censure of neglecting the state and Majesty of a King, out of joy for settling the Ark. Nehemiah could 2not dissemble his grief for the ruins of the Church, though in the Kings presence: It is a comfortable sign of the wasting of self-love, when we can be at a point what becomes of our selves, so it go well with the cause of God and the Church.
7. It is further a cleare evidence of a spirit subdued, when wee will discover 1the truth of our affection towards God and his people, though with censure of others. David was content to endure the censure of neglecting the state and Majesty of a King, out of joy for setling the Arke. Nehemiah could 2not dissemble his griefe for the ruines of the Church, though in the Kings presence: It is a comfortable signe of the wasting of selfe-love, when wee can be at a point what becomes of our selves, so it goe well with the cause of God and the Church.
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- 2Neh. 2. 3.
Now the way to prevail still more over our selves, (as when we are to do or suffer any thing, or withstand any person in a good cause, &c.) is, not to think that we are to deal with men, 1