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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.
First, there are three things presumed; they did see themselves in a miserable and damnable condition, as if they had said; hell is now gaping; it is but turning of the ladder, and we go to hell for ever, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
First, there are three things presumed; they did see themselves in a miserable and damnable condition, as if they had said; hell is now gaping; it is but turning of the ladder, and we goe to hell for ever, Men and brethren, what shall we doe?
Secondly, they themselves were ignorant, and could not direct themselves what to do to come out of this estate, and therefore they said, Men and brethren, advise us what to do: if there be any help, ye know it.
Secondly, they themselves were ignorant, and could not direct themselves what to doe to come out of this estate, and therefore they said, Men and brethren, advise vs what to doe: if there be any help, yee know it.
Yet still there is a secret kind of hope, and the heart suspects, that it may and will be otherwise with them, they do not say, there is nothing to be done: no, they say, What shall we do? surely there is some way to find help, if we could tell it.
Yet still there is a secret kinde of hope, and the heart suspects, that it may and will be otherwise with them, they doe not say, there is nothing to bee done: no, they say, What shall we doe? surely there is some way to finde helpe, if wee could tell it.