A03611:435
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, they made a free and open confession of their sins, they did not stay till the Apostle went to their houses, but they went to him, and said, Men and brethren, you have spoken against the sin of murder, and we confess we are guilty of this sin; they saw their sins and confessed them openly before the Apostles.
First, they made a free and open confession of their sinnes, they did not stay till the Apostle went to their houses, but they went to him, and said, Men and brethren, you have spoken against the sinne of murder, and we confesse we are guilty of this sinne; they saw their sinnes and confessed them openly before the Apostles.
The Doctrine which ariseth from hence is this:1 When the heart is truly broken for sin, it will be content to make open & free confession thereof, when a man is called thereunto: or thus, sound contrition brings forth bottom confession. Men and brethren, What shall we do to be saved? as if they had said the truth is, we have heard of the fearful condition of such as have killed the Lord Jesus, and we confess whatsoever you have said he was persecuted by us, and blasphemed by us, we are they that cried Crucify him, crucify him, we would have eaten his flesh, and made dice of his bones; we plotted his death and gloried in it, these are our sins, and haply a thousand more ⟨p. 220⟩that then they revealed; and this is remarkable, They go to Peter and the other Apostles, they did not go to the Scribes and Pharisees, and that cursed crew.
The Doctrine which ariseth from hence is this:1 When the heart is truly broken for sinne, it will be content to make open & free confession thereof, when a man is called thereunto: or thus, sound contrition brings forth bottome confession. Men and brethren, What shall we doe to be saved? as if they had said the truth is, we have heard of the feareful condition of such as have killed the Lord Jesus, and we confesse whatsoever you have said he was persecuted by us, and blasphemed by us, we are they that cryed Cucifie him, crucifie him, we would have eaten his flesh, and made dice of his bones; we plotted his death and gloried in it, these are our sinnes, and haply a thousand more