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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 17THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 17
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The law of God in the due enlargement of it, to the least beginning and occasions is exceeding broad, and allows of whatsoever stands with the light of reason, or the bonds of humanity, civility, &c. and whatsoever is against these, is so far against Gods law. So that higher rules be looked to ⟨p. 289⟩in the first place, there is nothing lovely, or praise-worthy among men, but ought to be seriously thought on.
The law of God in the due enlargement of it, to the least beginning and occasions is exceeding broad, and allowes of whatsoever stands with the light of reason, or the bonds of humanity, civility, &c. and whatsoever is against these, is so farre against Gods law. So that higher rules be looked to ⟨p. 289⟩in the first place, there is nothing lovely, or praise-worthy among men, but ought to be seriously thought on.
Nature of it self is wild and untamed, and impatient of the yoke; but as beasts that cannot endure the yoke at first, after they are inured a while unto it, bear it willingly, & carry their work more easily by it: So the yoke of obedience, makes the life regular and quiet. The meeting of authority, and obedience together, maintains the order and peace of the world.
Nature of it selfe is wilde and untamed, and impatient of the yoke; but as beasts that cannot endure the yoke at first, after they are enured a while unto it, beare it willingly, & cary their work more easily by it: So the yoke of obedience, makes the life regular and quiet. The meeting of authority, and obedience together, maintaines the order and peace of the world.