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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.
If a man that is sick have a foul stomach, but yet is unfit to vomit, it may be he casts the uppermost up, but the spawn of it remains; so it is with the hypocrite, he saith something, and now and then a word falls from him, & he would fain bite it in again if he could, but there is a witness within that must not be seen.
If a man that is sicke have a foule stomacke, but yet is unfit to vomit, it may be he casts the uppermost up, but the spawne of it remaines; so it is with the hypocrite, he saith something, and now and then a word fals from him, & he would faine bite it in againe if he could, but there is a witnesse within that must not be seene.
When Rachel had stolen her Father Labans Idols, he followed after Jacob for them: and searched among the stuff, but Rachel being something foolishly addicted that way, sate still upon them, and Laban must not search there: So it is ⟨p. 235⟩with the close hearted hypocrite, he is content to confess that which all the world cries shame of him for, but there is some Idol lust, as secret uncleanness, or private theft, that he will not confess.
When Rachel had stolne her Father Labans Idolls, he followed after Iacob for them: and searched among the stuffe, but Rachel being something foolishly addicted that way, sate still upon them, and Laban must not search there: So it is ⟨p. 235⟩with the close hearted hypocrite, he is content to confesse that which all the world cryes shame of him for, but there is some Idoll lust, as secret uncleannes, or private theft, that he will not confesse.