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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.
Our Saviour looking over Jerusalem said,1 Oh that thou hadst known at least in this thy day the things that belong unto thy peace, but now they are hidden from thine eyes. As if he had said, oh now they are sinking, they will not be reformed nor reclaimed, now they are going the way of all flesh, and to hell too, the way of peace is hidden from their eyes, they refuse the means that may do them good; I might here condemn the Papists that say ignorance is the mother of devotion, whereas it is the breeder of all wickedness, and the broad way to hell and everlasting destruction.
Our Saviour looking over Jerusalem said,1 Oh that thou hadst knowne at least in this thy day the things that belong unto thy peace, but now they are hidden from thine eyes. As if he had said, oh now they are sinking, they will not be reformed nor reclaimed, now they are going the way of all flesh, and to hell too, the way of peace is hidden from their eyes, they refuse the meanes that may doe them good; I might here condemne the Papists that say ignorance is the mother of devotion, whereas it is the breeder of all wickednesse, and the broad way to hell and everlasting destruction.
- 1Luke 29.42.
The use is this; as you desire the comfort of your souls,1 and to be prepared for mercy and to partake of that rich grace that is in Christ; as you desire to have the rich promises of the Gospel put over to you, as ever you would have the Lord Jesus Christ a guest to your souls, you are to be entreated to give your souls no content till you have your eyes so opened to see your sins that you may be convicted of them.