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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.
From hence I reason thus, true drawing is ever accompanied with true believing; but this sense of sin in regard of the punishment of it, is not always accompanied with true believing, but a man must see his sin further in the vileness of it, and in the abomination of it; and then he shall undoubtedly believe.
From hence I reason thus, true drawing is ever accompanied with true beleeving; but this sense of sinne in regard of the punishment of it, is not alwaies accompanied with true beleeving, but a man must see his sinne further in the vilenes of it, and in the abomination of it; and then he shall undoubtedly beleeve.
The stream of the whole Scripture runs this way,1 as that in Matthew, Come to me all y•• that are weary and heavy laden and I will ease you: and this is that which Isaiah saith, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me:2 because he hath anointed me to preach glad tidings to the meek, he hath sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, & the opening of the prison to them that are bound, to proclaim the acceptable day of the Lord, and to comfort them that mourn: Nay, the garment of gladness is fitted only for the broken hearted, as in the third verse of that chapter, To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty ⟨p. 173⟩for ashes, and the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise, for the spirit of heaviness: Nay, the promises of largest extent in Scripture, do either expressly belong unto such as a•• broken in heart, or else they do imply so much that a man must be so before ever God can or will accept of him.