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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 23THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 23
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.
Corruptions be strong, but stronger […] that is in us, then that corruption […] is in us. When we are weak in •owne sense, then are we strong in […], who perfecteth strength in our •nesse fel• and acknowledged. Our options are Gods enemies as well •rs, and therefore in trusting to […] and fighting against them, we […] be sure he will take our part addst them.
Corruptions be strong, but stronger 〈…〉 that is in us, then that corruption 〈…〉 is in us. When wee are weake in •owne sense, then are we strong in 〈…〉, who perfecteth strength in our •nesse fel• and acknowledged. Our •ptions are Gods enemies as well •rs, and therefore in trusting to 〈…〉 and fighting against them, wee 〈…〉 bee sure hee will take our part a•st them.
But I have great impediments, and ma• discouragements in my Christian course.1
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