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A12198 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 ... Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635. 1635 (1635) STC 22508.5; ESTC S95203 241,093 618

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if_o we_o feel_v not_o that_o measure_n of_o ●…se_n which_o we_o desire_v and_o endeavour_v 〈◊〉_d or_o to_o refuse_v our_o portion_n of_o joy_n which_o god_n offer_v we_o in_o christ._n consider_v grief_n be_v no_o further_o good_a than_o it_o make_v way_n for_o joy_n which_o cause_v our_o saviour_n to_o join_v they_o together_o bless_a be_v the_o mourner_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v 5._o comfort_v be_v thus_o dispose_v we_o may_v commit_v our_o soul_n to_o god_n in_o peace_n notwithstanding_o satan_n trouble_v of_o we_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o temptation_n chap._n xxiii_o other_o spiritual_a cause_n of_o the_o soul_n trouble_n discover_v and_o remove_v and_o object●…ons_n answer_v another_o thing_n that_o
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a_o grace_n wher●…y_v the_o soul_n resign_v up_o itself_o to_o god_n ●…n_o humble_a submission_n to_o his_o will_n because_o he_o be_v our_o god_n as_o david_n in_o extremity_n comfort_v himself_o in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n patience_n breed_v comfort_n because_o it_o bring_v experience_n with_o it_o of_o god_n ow●…ing_v of_o we_o to_o be_v his._n the_o soul_n shod_a and_o 6._o ●…enced_v with_o this_o be_v prepare_v against_o all_o ●…bs_n and_o thorn_n in_o our_o way_n so_o as_o we_o ●…e_v keep_v from_o take_v offence_n all_o trouble_v we_o suffer_v do_v but_o help_v patience_n to_o its_o perfect_a work_n by_o subdue_a the_o unbroken_a 53._o sturdiness_n of_o our_o spirit_n when_o we_o feel_v by_o experience_n we_o get_v but_o more_o blow_n by_o stand_v out_o against_o god_n 4._o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n likewise_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n whereby_o though_o the_o 4._o ●…ul_n be_v sensible_a of_o evil_a yet_o it_o mode●…tes_v such_o distemper_n as_o will_v otherwise_o rob_v 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spir._n &_o lit._n john_n 15._o certum_fw-la