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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.
Answ. For answer thereunto, I will first give some direction how to do it; Secondly, I will give some motives to work our hearts to the same.
Answ. For answere thereunto, I will first give some direction how to doe it; Secondly, I will give some motives to worke our hearts to the same.
First, be wise in choosing the party, to whom you must confess your sins,1 for every wide mouthed vessel is not fit to receive precious liquor; so this confession is not to be opened to every carnal wretch, that will blaze it abroad; the minister to whom you confess, ought to have these three graces.
First, be wise in chusing the party, to whom you must confesse your sinnes,1 for every wide mouthed vessel is not fit to receive pretious liquor; so this confession is not to be opened to every carnall wretch, that will blaze it abroad; the minister to whom you confesse, ought to have these three graces.
- 1To whom we should lay open our sins by confession.To whom wee should lay opē our sins by confession.
First, he must be a skilful and able Minister of God,1