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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.
They that have received Christ, have a new nature: and therefore if I have a carnal corrupt nature, then my condition is most fearful; And say, did temptations & the world allure me, then there were some hope of mercy, but it is my nature to sin, and therefore my estate and condition is most miserable & wretched; Oh wretched man that I am, 1who shall deliver me from this body of death?
They that have received Christ, have a new nature: and therefore if I have a carnall corrupt nature, then my condition is most fearefull; And say, did temptations & the world allure me, then there were some hope of mercy, but it is my nature to sinne, and therefore my estate and condition is most miserable & wretched; Oh wretched man that I am, 1who shall deliver me from this body of death?
- 1Rom. 7.
Thirdly, many say, words are but wind, and all this wind shakes no corn, And so when we ⟨p. 43⟩press men to the inward work of the soul, not only to keep men from the halter, but to tell them, they must pull down their proud hearts, and be humbled for their sins, and the like, then they reply, thoughts fly away suddenly, and thoughts are free. To which I answer, these words are such wind as will blow down thy soul into the bottomless pit of hell. It is not I that say so, but our Saviour himself, By thy words thou shalt be justified; 1and by thy words thou shalt be condemned: though you make nothing of your swearing, and idle thoughts, and revilings of Gods people; yet the God of heaven will require them at your hands, and you shall either receive acquittance from Christ of them, or else vengeance for ever for them: