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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.
When the woman was about to be delivered, the Red Dragon was there ready to destroy the child,1 & see what the Prophet David saith of such, Lord pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that know not thee, 2and the Kingdoms that have not known thy name; let thy wrathful displeasure take hold of them that add iniquity unto iniquity, & let them not come into thy righteousness, let them be blotted out of thy book. Whats the reason of this? why did David make this imprecation, and say; Lord se• open the gates of hell, that thy wrath may fall upon the souls of such as these are, the text saith, they persecute him whom thou hast smitten: the Lord smites a poor sinner, and thou art ready to persecute him too; the Lord hath wounded him, & wilt thou stab him to the heart; Good Lord! add iniquity to iniquity! The sin is marvellous, and the curse unconceivable.
When the woman was about to be delivered, the Red Dragon was there ready to destroy the child,1 & see what the Prophet David saith of such, Lord powre out thy wrath upon the heathen that know not thee, 2and the Kingdomes that have not knowne thy name; let thy wrathfull displeasure take hold of them that adde iniquity unto iniquity, & let them not come into thy righteousnesse, let them be blotted out of thy booke. Whats the reason of this? why did David make this imprecation, and say; Lord se• open the gates of hell, that thy wrath may fall upon the soules of such as these are, the text saith, they persecute him whom thou hast smitten: the Lord smites a poore sinner, and thou art ready to persecute him too; the Lord hath wounded him, & wilt thou stabbe him to the heart; Good Lord! adde iniquity to iniquity! The sin is marvelous, and the curse unconceivable.