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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.
In both these we have an example, in Lydia and the Jailer, Lydia was a sinful woman, and God opened her eyes and melted her heart kindly,1 & brought her to a taste of his goodness here, and glory hereafter. But the Jailer was an outrageous, rebellious wretch, for when the Apostles were committed to prison he laid them up in stocks and whipped them sore; O says he, now I have gotten these precise •ellowes into my hands, I will have my penny-worths of them.
In both these we have an example, in Lydia and the Iaylor, Lydia was a sinfull woman, and God opened her eyes and melted her heart kindly,1 & brought her to a tast of his goodnesse here, and glory hereafter. But the Iaylor was an outragious, rebellious wretch, for when the Apostles were committed to prison he layed them up in stockes and whipped them sore; O saies he, now I have gotten these precise •ellowes into my hands, I wil have my penny-worths of them.
- 1Acts 16.
Now there was much work to bring this man home; when the Apostles were singing Psalms there came an earth-quake which made the Prison doors to fly open and the prisoners fetters fall off, but yet the Jailers heart would not shake, at last the Lord did shake his heart too, and he came trembling and was ready to lay violent hands upon himself, because he thought the prisoners had been fled; but the Apostles cried to him,1 Do thy self no harm: for we are all here; with that he fell down before them and said, Men and brethren, what shall I do to be saved?