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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 28THE SOVLES CONFLICT with it selfe. › Chapter 28
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It is good in this case to help the 1soul with a firm resolution, and to back resolution with a vow, not only in general that we will praise, but particularly of something within our own power, (provided it prove no snare to us.) For by this means the heart is perfectly gained, and the thing is as good as done in regard of Gods acceptance, and our comfort; because strong resolutions discover sincerity without any hypocritical reservation and hollowness. Always so much sincerity as a man hath, so much will his inward peace be. Resolution as a strong stream bears down all before it; little good is done in Religion without this, and with it all is as good as done.
It is good in this case to help the 1soule with a firm resolution, and to back resolution with a vowe, not onely in generall that we will praise, but particularly of something within our owne power, (provided it prove no snare to us.) For by this meanes the heart is perfectly gayned, and the thing is as good as done in regard of Gods acceptance, and our comfort; because strong resolutions discover sincerity without any hypocriticall reservation and hollownesse. Alwayes so much sincerity as a man hath, so much will his inward peace be. Resolution as a strong streame beares downe all before it; little good is done in Religion without this, and with it all is as good as done.
- 1Resolution necessary in Christianity.Resolutiō necessary in Christianity.
So soon as we set upon this work, we shall feel our spirits to rise higher and higher as the waters in the Sanctuary, as the soul grows more and more heated; see how David riseth by degrees, Be glad in the Lord, and then, rejoice ⟨p. 443⟩1