A03611:330
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.
Thirdly,1 you must of necessity cast off the yoke of corruption, and rebel against that; you must have your first god; pride, and malice, and the like, to be unthroned, before the Lord Christ will set up his sceptre, and before he can be welcome to your souls; you must have your hearts divorced from your first husbands, from sin, and all those abominations which you have loved and hugged as your life; if ever you would have Christ make a match with you, and take possession of your souls; as the Lord saith, Thou shalt •e as a widow and fit for me, 2and as the original hath it, Thou shalt be separate from all, and fit thy self for me, and then I will mar•y thee to my self in righteousness.
Thirdly,1 you must of necessity cast off the yoak of corruption, and rebell against that; you must have your first god; pride, and malice, and the like, to be unthroned, before the Lord Christ wil set up his scepter, and before he can be welcome to your soules; you must have your hearts divorced from your first husbands, from sinne, and all those abominations which you have loved and hugged as your life; if ever you would have Christ make a match with you, and take possession of your soules; as the Lord saith, Thou shalt •e as a widdow and fit for me, 2and as the originall hath it, Thou shalt be separate from all, and fit thy selfe for me, and then I will mar•y thee to my selfe in righteousnesse.
- 1Conclusion 3.
- 2Hosea 3.3. opened.