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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.
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when it is thus with you, then away to the Lord Jesus ⟨p. 118⟩Christ, and let this meditation of a mans corruptions be as a Bridge to carry him to Christ, that so he may have salvation which is promised through him, and shall be bestowed upon all broken hearted sinners: and mark what I say, that soul that will not seek out to Christ, and will not be beholding to Christ for what he need•, that soul wants brokenness of heart: What ever he be that will not seek out to Christ, and go out of himself to another, wants brokenness, and this stubbornness of his, that he will not go to Christ, ariseth from some of these three grounds.
when it is thus with you, then away to the Lord Jesus ⟨p. 118⟩Christ, and let this meditation of a mans corruptions be as a Bridge to carry him to Christ, that so he may have salvation which is promised through him, and shall be bestowed upon all broken harted sinners: and marke what I say, that soule that will not seeke out to Christ, and will not be beholding to Christ for what he need•, that soule wants brokennesse of heart: What ever he be that will not seeke out to Christ, and goe out of himselfe to another, wants brokennes, and this stubbornnesse of his, that he will not goe to Christ, ariseth from some of these three grounds.
First, the soul will not go out, it is because the heart thinks and presumes it hath no need of Christ, and therefore will not go, but we will not meddle with that: for that is proper to carnal men.
First, the soule will not goe out, it is because the heart thinkes and presumes it hath no neede of Christ, and therefore will not goe, but we will not medle with that: for that is proper to carnall men.