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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 stop here in your consideration, and dispute not of any work to come, it is only in the way to be ingrafted into Christ; but so, that undoubtedly that soul which hath this work upon it shall have faith poured into it: for this ⟨p. 166⟩is the meaning of that place, The Lord Jesus came to sock and s•ve that which was lost. 1Now to be lost is not because a man is sinful and miserable in himself; but he is lost that seeth the evil of sin, and the punishment that comes thereby, & comes to be lost in his own apprehension, in regard of his own estate; and he that is thus lost shall be sure to have Christ and salvation by him. It was the end why Christ came, and therefore it shall be fulfilled.
If you stoppe here in your consideration, and despute not of any worke to come, it is only in the way to be ingrafted into Christ; but so, that undoubtedly that soule which hath this worke upon it shall have faith powred into it: for this ⟨p. 166⟩is the meaning of that place, The Lord Iesus came to socke and s•ve that which was lost. 1Now to be lost is not because a man is sinfull and miserable in himselfe; but he is lost that seeth the evill of sinne, and the punishment that comes therby, & comes to be lost in his owne apprehension, in r•gard of his owne estate; and he that is thus lost shall be sure to have Christ and salvation by him. It was the end why Christ came, and therefore it shall be fulfilled.