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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.
Secondly,1 the soul saith, I confess I see more now then ever I conceived of before; I did not conceive that sin was so heinous and so dangerous as it is: Now I see it is marvellous great and dangerous; yet this is my hope, that whatsoever falls, it will not light upon me; and therefore what need I care, I hope to prevent it, and then all will be well. When the word comes fair & full upon the conscience of a man and would pierce his heart, and meets him in every place as the angel did Balaam, he will have some fetch or other to put by the word, and he says; I hope for all this,2 the danger shall not fall upon me. Now the way that the soul useth to put by the word, and to prevent the danger threatened, appears in these three particulars.
Secondly,1 the soule saith, I confesse I see more now then ever I conceived of before; I did not conceive that sinne was so haynous and so dangerous as it is: Now I see it is marvellous great and dangerous; yet this is my hope, that whatsoever falls, it will not light upon me; and therefore what need I care, I hope to prevent it, and then all will be well. When the word comes faire & full upon the conscience of a man and would pierce his heart, and meets him in every place as the angell did Balaam, he will have some fetch or other to put by the word, and he saies; I hope for all this,2 the danger shall not fall upon me. Now the way that the soule useth to put by the word, and to prevent the danger threatned, appeares in these three particulars.
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- 2How the soul puts by the threatenings of the word.How the soule puts by the threatnings of the word.