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The Soul's Preparation for Christ
The souls preparation for Christ. Or, A treatise of contrition Wherein is discovered how God breaks the heart and wounds the soul, in the conversion of a sinner to Himself.The soules preparation for Christ. Or, A treatise of contrition Wherein is discovered how God breaks the heart and wounds the soule, in the conversion of a sinner to Himselfe.
London: printed by M. Flesher for Robert Dawlman, 1632London: printed by M. Flesher for Robert Davvlman, 1632
THE SOULS PREPARATION FOR CHRIST.THE SOVLES PREPARATION FOR CHRIST.
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.
There must be a messenger before he can be grieved for the evil; So it is with the soul of a sinful creature, the Devil hath made a prey and a spoil of him; thou camest into the world in Adam, wise, holy, and gracious; but he hath made thee unholy and ignorant, and thou considerest not this till God by his Ministers opens thy eyes, and makes thee see plainly, that the Image of sin and Satan is upon thee, and that God is now become thy enemy, and that now thou goest on in the way to destruction, and art become the heir apparent of hell; And when these evil-tidings come to the understanding, that leaves them upon the heart and will of a man, and so lets it work effectually upon it as God doth bless the same; as Paul saith, I know that through ignorance they did it,1 if they had known the Lord of life they would never have crucified him.
There must be a messenger before he can be grieved for the evill; So it is with the soule of a sinfull creature, the Devill hath made a prey and a spoile of him; thou camest into the world in Adam, wise, holy, and gratious; but he hath made thee unholy and ignorant, and thou considerest not this till God by his Ministers opens thy eyes, and makes thee see plainely, that the Image of sinne and Satan is upon thee, and that God is now become thy enemie, and that now thou goest on in the way to destruction, and art become the heire apparant of hell; And when these evill-tydings come to the understanding, that leaves them upon the heart and will of a man, and so lets it worke effectually upon it as God doth blesse the same; as Paul saith, I know that through ignorance they did it,1 if they had knowne the Lord of life they would never have crucified him.