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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.
Therefore labour for soundness in this work, and then for ever sound: but if once deluded here, then for ever cozened, and everlastingly damned.
Therefore labour for soundnes in this worke, and then for ever sound: but if once deluded here, then for ever cozened, and everlastingly damned.
The first-Use is for instruction.1 It is so, that the soul of a man is thus pierced to the quick, and run through by the wrath of the Almighty? Then let this teach the Saints and people of God,2 how to carry themselves towards such as God hath thus dealt withal. Are they pierced men? Oh, pity them: let our souls, and the bowels of commiseration and compassion be let out towards them, and let us never cease to do good to them to the very uttermost of our power and strength. And to the performance of this, not only reason persuades us, but Religion binds us, and pity moves us.
The first-Use is for instruction.1 It is so, that the soule of a man is thus pierced to the quicke, and runne thorow by the wrath of the Almighty? Then let this teach the Saints and people of God,2 how to carry themselves towards such as God hath thus dealt withall. Are they pierced men? Oh, pitty them: let our soules, and the bowells of commiseration and compassion bee let out towards them, and let us never cease to doe good to them to the very uttermost of our power and strength. And to the performance of this, not onely reason perswades us, but Religion bindes us, and pitty moves us.
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