The Soul's Preparation for Christ

¹From these words thus opened, the Doctrine I might have handled from this point is, that sins unpardoned are of a piercing, nature, they were not only pricked, because they heard the words, ⟨p. 131⟩but their sins pierced them: but I will not meddle with this point, though otherwise is were very useful.

¹From these words thus opened, the Doctrine I might have handled from this point is, that sins unpardoned are of a piercing, nature, they were not onely pricked, because they heard the words, ⟨p. 131⟩but their sins peirced them: but I will not meddle with this point, though otherwise is were very usefull.

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The use is, this might take off the Imagination of those that think there […] no delight, but in sinful courses, they are much deceived: There is no gall but in sin, and there is no sorrow but from sin, and sin only imputed made our Saviour to buckle under it, Psalm 22. Davids heart was crushed with it, Psalm. 40. Nay, the Apostle saith,¹ All the creatures groaned under it, the earth groans under sinners, and is willing to vomit them up, it is a burden to the Sun to give light to the adulterer to see his harlot, and it is a burden to the air to give breathing to a blasphemer that belcheth out his oaths against the God of heaven, nay, it is that which sinks the damned into the bottomless pit, it is such as Judas had rather hang himself then endure the horror of Conscience for it: let this therefore dash the foolish conceit of them which think there is no pastime but in sin; however men glory in sin, and take delight in sucking the pleasure of sin, yet the end will be bitterness. Their sweet meat will have a sower sauce, and those sins which are so sweet, will eat out all comfort from their souls, from everlasting to everlasting. They were pricked in their hearts.