The souls implantation into the natural olive. By T.HThe soules implantation into the naturall olive. By T.H

Do you think it is fit if a man were to entertain the King, to put his servants in the chief room, and afford the King some out-rooms only, and let him be as a servant to his servants? What a base and absurd thing is this, that Christ should come into thy soul to be a servant, as it were, to thy base lusts? They that have made their base, lewd, and wicked courses, their gods, one man in one kind, and another in another kind, let them as they love their own souls, be persuaded to consider of this. They that have thus set up any thing above ⟨p. 50⟩God, and before him, when God at the great and dreadful day of judgement shall come in flames of fire (as the Apostle hath it, 2 Thes. 1.8.) to take account of them, whom they have served; God will then send you home to your gods: he will say, Go to your gods that you have served, the Devil and sin, and not me; you have cast off my yoke, you have broken my law, and transgressed my statutes: go then to your lusts and your sins you have so much hunted after, let them save you now, and show mercy towards you; for they were your gods, and they shall save you if ever you have salvation. Think of this, and be throughly persuaded of this, and cut off that sinful conceit, that Christ and corruption will stand together, and come on the sudden with one word speaking: think not if you can say, Lord have mercy upon me, and receive the Sacrament from the hand of some factious Minister, then Christ will presently come to your hearts. No, no, you must have your hearts prepared, before Christ Jesus will come into your souls: the the heart must be broken, and the soul severed from sin and corruption, before Christ will come and take possession of it. Take heed of this foolish and sottish conceit, that Christ will come into your hearts all on the sudden.

Doe you thinke it is fit if a man were to entertaine the King, to put his servants in the chiefe roome, and afford the King some out-roomes only, and let him bee as a servant to his servants? What a base and absurd thing is this, that Christ should come into thy soule to be a servant, as it were, to thy base lusts? They that have made their base, lewd, and wicked courses, their gods, one man in one kind, and another in another kind, let them as they love their owne soules, bee perswaded to consider of this. They that have thus set up any thing above ⟨p. 50⟩