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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.
Thou accountest it thy glory and credit that thou canst bear all, and art metal of proof, and no bullets can pierce thee, thou wast troubled before, but now thou hast shaken it off; This ⟨p. 196⟩I say is thy shame, & will aggravate thy condemnation, nay, I take it to be one of the forest tokens under heaven, of a graceless heart; If thou hast had thy conscience awakened, and hast been troubled for sin, and now dost fly off, It is a sign of Gods high displeasure towards thee; thou takest the right course, as if God had invented a way to destroy thy soul, as you may see in Isaiah, Go thy ways, 1saith the Lord, Speak to this people, but they shall not hear; make the heart of this people fat: as though he had said, there are a company of people in such a place; Go thy ways to them, open their eyes, and touch their hearts, and awaken their consciences, and when thou hast done, then let their consciences be feared and fatted, and then they will go the right way to destruction; for if they would awaken, and sorrow kindly, and repent, I must needs save them.
Thou accountest it thy glory and credit that thou canst beare all, and art metall of proofe, and no bullets can pierce thee, thou wast troubled before, but now thou hast shaken it off; This ⟨p. 196⟩I say is thy shame, & will aggravate thy condemnation, nay, I take it to be one of the forest tokens under heaven, of a gracelesse heart; If thou hast had thy conscience awakened, and hast beene troubled for sin, and now dost fly off, It is a signe of Gods high displeasure towards thee; thou takest the right course, as if God had invēted a way to destroy thy soule, as you may see in Esay, Go thy waies, 1saith the Lord, Speake to this people, but they shall not heare; make the heart of this people fat: as though he had said, there are a company of people in such a place; Goe thy waies to them, open their eyes, and touch their hearts, and awaken their consciences, and when thou hast done, then let their consciences be feared and fatted, and then they will goe the right way to destruction; for if they would awaken, and sorrow kindly, and repent, I must needs save them.