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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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1Whence observe this by the way, when the soul is thus truly broken, generally it will never repair to such as are carnal and wicked men: for these people knew that the Scribes and Pharisees had their hands as deeply imbrued in Christs blood as themselves; and besides they knew them to be such naughty packs, that they would rather encourage them in their sins, then any way ease them and recover them from the same: therefore they went to the Disciples, because they were holy and gracious persons, and willing to succour them; and it is certain, that soul was never truly broken for sin, that goes for help to such as are guilty of the same; it is suspicious that these men go only to stop the mouth of conscience, but never to have conscience awakened. You see our converts here went to the Apostles, not to the Scribes and fellow-murderers; but this by the way only: I go on in the former point.
1Whence observe this by the way, when the soule is thus truly broken, generally it will never repaire to such as are carnall and wicked men: for these people knew that the Scribes and Pharisees had their hands as deeply imbrued in Christs blood as themselves; and besides they knew them to be such naughty packes, that they would rather incourage them in their sinnes, then any way ease them and recover them from the same: therefore they went to the Disciples, because they were holy and gratious persons, and willing to succour them; and it is certaine, that soule was never truly broken for sinne, that goes for helpe to such as are guilty of the same; it is suspitious that these men goe only to stoppe the mouth of conscience, but never to have conscience awakened. You see our converts here went to the Apostles, not to the Scribes and fellow-murtherers; but this by the way only: I goe on in the former point.
- 1Note.
A broken hearted sinner knows more by himself then any man can do, when a man is pinched with famine or drought, he will open his wants fully and freely, and so a man that is sick and hath some heavy disease upon him, will tell of more pains and gripings then any Physician can do: So it is with the soul that is deadly sick in the ight of his sins and abominations.