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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.
if you would weigh them seriously, and consider of them thoroughly, you would find that they were heavier then the sand on the sea shore; but you will say, how should we come to meditate on our sins, that we may be comforted? for this is the only way: But what course shall we take? that we may be burdened? here lies the skill.
if you would weigh them seriously, and consider of them thoroughly, you would find that they were heavier then the sand on the sea shore; but you will say, how should we come to meditate on our sinnes, that we may be comforted? for this is the onely way: But what course shall we take? that we may be burdened? here lies the skill.
Now for the opening of the point, I will discover three things: First the ground on which our meditation must be raised: Secondly, the manner how to follow it home to the heart. Thirdly, how to put life and power, to it that it may prevail, and work that end in our souls which we would have it.
Now for the opening of the point, I will discover three things: First the ground on which our meditation must be raised: Secondly, the maner how to follow it home to the heart. Thirdly, how to put life and power, to it that it may prevaile, and worke that end in our soules which we would have it.
First, concerning the former, we must consider the grounds whereupon meditation must be raised, and them I refer to these four heads. First, labour to see the mercy, goodness, and patience of God, that have been abused and despised by that unkind dealing of ours, and that marvellous carelessness, those duties, God hath required of us, the height of Gods goodness to us lays out the height of all our iniquities committed: The greater the kindness and mercy of God is, the greater are our sins, that esteem not of this mercy, but abuse it, and despise it; This adds to our rebellions, this makes our sins out of measure sinful, because God hath been out of measure merciful.