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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.
Now we come to show the causes why, and the means how sinners come to see their sins. The Apostle speaks it to their faces, You are they that have committed this sin, you have crucified the Lord of life, this is your sin.
Now we come to shew the causes why, and the meanes how sinners come to see their sinnes. The Apostle speakes it to their faces, You are they that have committed this sinne, you have crucified the Lord of life, this is your sinne.
1The Doctrine from hence is this: A special application of particular sins is a chief means to bring people to a sight of their sins and to a true sorrow for them. The Apostle doth not generally propound their sins, but he comes home to their hearts, and it is not only done in this place; but it hath been the practice of all Gods faithful ministers heretofore, As John Baptist, he goes not cunningly to work, secretly to intimate some truths; but he deals roundly with them, and saith, O generation of vipers; who fore. warned you to fly from the wrath to come? 2And he shows them their sins in particular. And when the publicans came to be baptised, he saith, Receive no more then is appointed for you, and he saith to the soldiers, Do violence to no man, and be content with your wages; he was the minister of humiliation and preparation: and therefore he deals thus plainly with them.
1The Doctrine from hence is this: A speciall application of particular sinnes is a chiefe meanes to bring people to a sight of their sinnes and to a true sorrow for them. The Apostle doth not generally propound their sins, but he comes home to their hearts, and it is not onely done in this place; but it hath beene the practice of all Gods faithfull ministers heretofore, As Iohn Baptist, he goes not cunningly to worke, secretly to intimate some truths; but he deales roundly with them, and saith, O generation of vipers; who fore. warned you to flie from the wrath to come?