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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.
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But some may object, Object. Is it possible that a man should receive any mercy, & yet be so stubborn and rebellious? This makes way for drunkards to live as they list, and yet think to go to heaven.
But some may object, Object. Is it possible that a man should receive any mercy, & yet be so stubborne and rebellious? This makes way for drunkards to live as they list, and yet thinke to goe to heaven.
Answ. I answer, It is true, the Lord will pardon them if they belong to him, but he will do it with a witness: the Lord will douse that soul of thine in the vein of his vengeance, but he will pardon thee too: God will pardon thy sin in Christ, but he will make thee feel the bitterness of sin.
Answ. I answer, It is true, the Lord will pardon thē if they belong to him, but he will doe it with a witnesse: the Lord will dowze that soule of thine in the veine of his vengeance, but he will pardon thee too: God will pardon thy sinne in Christ, but he will make thee feele the bitternesse of sinne.
Lastly,1 consider the abundance of mercy and goodness that is in God, whereby he not only strives with us in the midst of all rebellions, but ⟨p. 218⟩he is more merciful then we are or can be rebellious; this helps the heart of another thing that cuts it. For when the soul seeth all his sins for number, for nature, so many, and so abominable, he saith,