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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.
Secondly,1 is it so, that the wound of a sinner is in his heart? then we have here a matter of complaint that we may justly take up against the secure generation wherein we live, there is but ⟨p. 190⟩little saving sorrow, and therefore but little saving grace, if there be no preparation for Christ there can be no true evidence of grace, nor of Gods love in Christ; if there be no preparation for a building, there can be no building set up. The Lord be merciful to a world of men that live in the bosom of the Church, if we had a fountain of tears with Jeremiah to bewail this age in this respect, it were worth the while, and if the Lord should send some Ezekiel and say to him, go to such a country, or such a shire, and see if there be any that do mourn for their sins, & comfort such: Alas, what would become of a world of persons?
Secondly,1 is it so, that the wound of a sinner is in his heart? then we haue here a matter of complaint that we may iustly take up against the secure generation wherein we liue, there is but ⟨p. 190⟩little saving sorrow, and therefore but little saving grace, if there be no preparation for Christ there can be no true evidence of grace, nor of Gods love in Christ; if there be no preparation for a building, there can be no building set up. The Lord be mercifull to a world of men that live in the bosome of the Church, if we had a foū taine of teares with Ieremy to bewaile this age in this respect, it were worth the while, and if the Lord should send some Ezekiel and say to him, goe to such a countrey, or such a shire, and see if there be any that doe mourne for their sinnes, & comfort such: Alas, what would become of a world of persons?
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