The Soul’s Conflict
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The Soul’s Conflict is a classic 17th-century Puritan devotional work by Richard Sibbes that offers pastoral counsel on spiritual doubt, suffering, and assurance of faith.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Soul’s Conflict canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian devotional work
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Puritan literature ⓘ book ⓘ |
| addresses |
fear of God’s abandonment
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struggle to believe God’s promises ⓘ temptations to despair ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
comfort afflicted consciences
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guide believers toward assurance ⓘ strengthen weak faith ⓘ |
| author | Richard Sibbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| doctrinalOrientation | Calvinist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Christ-centered comfort
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assurance grounded in God’s character ⓘ honest acknowledgment of spiritual conflict ⓘ use of biblical promises in trial ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
application of Scripture to inner spiritual conflict
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pastoral counsel ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian spirituality
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devotional literature ⓘ pastoral theology ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Reformed pastoral counseling traditions
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later Protestant devotional writing ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
English Puritan movement
NERFINISHED
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early Stuart England ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christians struggling with doubt
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believers undergoing suffering ⓘ readers seeking assurance of salvation ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
classic Puritan devotional work
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pastoral treatment of spiritual depression ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | series of sermons adapted for print ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
assurance of faith
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comfort for troubled consciences ⓘ encouragement in affliction ⓘ spiritual doubt ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Glorious Freedom
NERFINISHED
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The Bruised Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSubject |
Christian faith
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consolation from the promises of God ⓘ union with Christ ⓘ work of the Holy Spirit in the soul ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Puritanism
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Reformed theology ⓘ |
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