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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.
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.
The use is, this might take off the Imagination of those that thinke there 〈…〉 no delight, but in sinfull courses, they are much deceived: There is no gall but in sinne, and there is no sorrow but from sinne, and sinne onely imputed made our Saviour to buckle under it, Psalme 22. Davids heart was crushed with it, Psalm. 40. Nay, the Apostle saith,1 All the creatures groaned under it, the earth groanes under sinners, and is willing to vomit them up, it is a burden to the Sunne to give light to the adulterer to see his harlot, and it is a burden to the ayre to give breathing to a blasphemer that belcheth out his oaths against the God of heaven, nay, it is that which sinkes the damned into the bottomlesse pit, it is such as Iudas had rather hang himselfe then indure the horror of Conscience for it: let this therefore dash the foolish conceit of them which thinke there is no pastime but in sinne; however men glory in sinne, and take delight in sucking the pleasure of sinne, yet the end will be bitternesse. Their sweet meat will have a sower sauce, and those sinnes which are so sweet, will eate out all comfort frō their soules, from everlasting to everlasting. They were pricked in their hearts.