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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.
When the poor blind man Bartimeus sate begging by the way,1 saying, O thou son of David have mercy upon me, and pressed earnestly on our Saviour, in so much that when his disciples rebuked him, he cried so much the more, O thou son of David have mercy on me, and when Christ said, what wouldst thou have me to do for thee, he answered, Lord, that I may receive my sight. If he did so earnestly seek for his bodily eyes, much more should we for the eyes of our souls, that we may ⟨p. 38⟩see our sins; A blind mind brings a wicked heart with it, and lays a man open to all sins; and therefore we ought to be more pinched for the want of this sight, Object. then of our bodily eyes: and if the question be asked, what wouldst thou have honour, riches, or the like? Answ. Answer, O Lord the sight of my sins; I know sin is a vile loathsome thing, O that I could see sin convictingly and clearly.
When the poore blind man Bartimeus sate begging by the way,1 saying, O thou son of David have mercy upon me, and pressed earnestly on our Saviour, in so much that when his disciples rebuked him, he cryed so much the more, O thou sonne of David have mercy on me, and when Christ said, what wouldst thou have me to do for thee, he answered, Lord, that I may receive my sight. If he did so earnestly seeke for his bodily eyes, much more should we for the eyes of our soules, that we may ⟨p. 38⟩see our sinnes; A blind mind brings a wicked heart with it, and laies a man open to all sinnes; and therefore we ought to be more pinched for the want of this sight, Object. then of our bodily eyes: and if the question be asked, what wouldst thou have honour, riches, or the like? Answ. Answere, O Lord the sight of my sinnes; I know sin is a vile loathsome thing, O that I could see sinne convictingly and clearely.