The Soul's Conflict with Itself

And put case we could call off our ¹minds from other things, and set them on grief for our sins, yet it is only Gods spirit that can work our hearts to this grief, and for this end, ⟨p. 373⟩perhaps God holds us off from it, to •each us, that he is the teacher of the heart to grieve. And thereupon it is our duty to wait, till he reveal our selves so far to our selves, as to stir up this affection in us.

And put case wee could call off our ¹mindes from other things, and set them on griefe for our sinnes, yet it is onely Gods spirit that can worke our hearts to this griefe, and for this end, ⟨p. 373⟩perhaps God holds us off from it, to •each us, that he is the teacher of the heart to grieve. And thereupon it is our duty to waite, till hee reveale our selves so far to our selves, as to stir up this affection in us.

1. 12. Want of a divine work.2. Want of a divine worke.

Another cause may be a kind of doubleness of heart, whereby we ¹would bring two things together that cannot suite. We would grieve for sin so far as we think it an evidence of a good condition: but then, because it is an irksome task, and because it cannot be wrought without severing our heart from those sweet delights it is set upon: hence we are loath God should take that course to work grief, which crosseth our disposition. The soul must therefore by self-denial be