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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.
This is our nature, if God buckle not to our bow, and hear us not even when we will; then (in a proud humour) we are apt to say, oh my sins will never be pardoned, and I shall never get ground against my corruptions; a man that is in a swoon, lies as if he were dead, but yet he comes to himself again, and looks up and speaks; So how ever the soul in some unruly humour is driven to a swoon, and thinks it impossible to find mercy, or overcome his corruption? yet still he recovers again, and the soul that is truly broken for sin,1 is upheld; as Jonah said, I am cast out of thy presence, I am even sinking, yet will I look towards thy holy temple; So howsoever the soul may be over-whelmed in a drunken fit of pride, or impatience; yet after the soul hath prayed, it saith, I will wait upon God for mercy.
This is our nature, if God buckle not to our bow, and heare us not even when wee will; then (in a proud humor) wee are apt to say, oh my sins will never be pardoned, and I shall never get ground against my corruptions; a man that is in a swoune, lies as if he were dead, but yet he comes to himselfe againe, and lookes up and speakes; So how ever the soule in some unruly humor is driven to a swoune, and thinkes it impossible to finde mercy, or overcome his corruption? yet still he recovers againe, and the soule that is truly broken for sinne,1 is upheld; as Ionas said, I am cast out of thy presēce, I am evē sinking, yet will I looke towards thy holy temple; So howsoever the soule may be over-whelmed in a drunken fit of pride, or impatience; yet aftes the soule hath prayed, it saith, I will wait upon God for mercy.