The Soul's Conflict with Itself

§. 6.

5. Observe further, that distrust is the cause of all disquiet: the soul suffers ¹it self by something here below to be drawn away from God, but can find no rest till it return to him again. As Noah's Dove had no place to set her ²foot upon, till it was received into the Ark from whence it came. And it is Gods mercy to us, that when we have let go our hold of God, we should find nothing but trouble and unquietness in any thing else, that so we might remember from whence we are fallen and return home again. That is a good trouble which frees us from the ⟨p. 253⟩greatest trouble, and brings with it the most comfortable rest; It is but an unquiet quiet, and a restless rest which is out of God. It is a deep spiritual judgement for a man to find too much rest in the creature: The soul that hath had a saving work upon it, will be always impatient until it recovers its former sweetness in God: After Gods spirit hath once touched the soul, it will never be quiet until it stands pointed God-ward.

5. Observe further, that distrust is the cause of all disquiet: the soule suffers ¹it selfe by something here below to be drawne away from God, but can finde no rest till it returne to him againe. As Noahs Dove had no place to set her ²foote upon, till it was received into the Arke from whence it came. And it is Gods mercy to us, that when we have let goe our hold of God, wee should finde nothing but trouble and unquietnesse in any thing else, that so we might remember from whence wee are fallen and returne home againe. That is a good trouble which frees us from the