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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.
Now the Lord is pleased to lay a heavy weight upon the •oule, and to force the burden of sin upon it, that whereas before, the heart did find much sweetness in these base courses; the Lord makes them as bitter as gall, or wormwood; And then the soul begins to reason thus with it self; and faith, Is it such a thing to be drunk, & is it murder to envy my brother? and can none such enter into the Kingdom of heaven? & when the soul seeth God taken away, & heave separated from him; he saith, Is this the pleasing sin that I have loved? and is this the nature of my pride to have God resist me? this lies heavy upon the heart, and at last the soul is resolved to part with his sin and never to love it more; Good Lord, do what thou wilt with me, only take my soul and save me, and take away my lusts and corruptions: ⟨p. 177⟩The heart is content at length that Christ should do all; and now the match is made, the sight of sin from the punishment of it will never separate the soul from sin, nor break that union that is between them.
Now the Lord is pleased to lay a heavy weight upon the •oule, and to force the burthen of sinne upon it, that whereas before, the heart did finde much sweetnesse in these base courses; the Lord makes them as bitter as gall, or wormewood; And then the soule begins to reason thus with it selfe; and faith, Is it such a thing to be drunke, & is it murther to envy my brother? and can none such enter into the Kingdome of heaven? & when the soule seeth God taken away, & heave separated from him; he saith, Is this the pleasing sin that I have loved? and is this the nature of my pride to have God resist me? this lies heavy upō the heart, and at last the soule is resolved to part with his sinne and never to love it more; Good Lord, do what thou wilt with me, only take my soule and save me, and take away my lusts and corruptions: ⟨p. 177⟩The heart is content at length that Christ should doe all; and now the match is made, the sight of sinne from the punishment of it will never separate the soule from sinne, nor breake that union that is betweene them.