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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 4.
Our duty is, 1. to labour to see this sinful disposition of ours not only as 1it is discovered in the Scriptures, but as it discovers it self in our own hearts; this must must be done by the 2light and teaching of Gods Spirit, who ⟨p. 167⟩knows us and all the turnings and windings and by-ways of our souls, better then we know our selves. We must see it as the most odious and loathsome thing in the world, making our natures contrary to Gods pure nature, and of all other duties making us most indisposed to spiritual duties, wherein we should have nearest communion with God; because it seizeth on the very spirits of our minds.
Our duty is, 1. to labour to see this sinfull disposition of ours not onely as 1it is discovered in the Scriptures, but as it discovers it selfe in our owne hearts; this must must be done by the 2light and teaching of Gods Spirit, who ⟨p. 167⟩knowes us and all the turnings and windings and by-wayes of our soules, better then wee know our selves. Wee must see it as the most odious and lothsome thing in the world, making our natures contrary to Gods pure nature, and of all other duties making us most indisposed to spirituall duties, wherein wee should have neerest communion with God; because it seizeth on the very spirits of our mindes.