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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.
First, I will show what a distaste and dislike this is.
First, I will shew what a distaste and dislike this is.
Secondly, wherein this hatred and dislike of sin consists.
Secondly, wherein this hatred and dislike of sinne consists.
Thirdly, I will show the reason, why it must be so.
Thirdly, I will shew the reason, why it must be so.
For the first, namely what dislike this is; for the clearing of which you must look back to that which I spake before of godly sorrow. For of the very same stamp and nature, is this dislike and hatred of sin; and it is thus much in effect. First,1 there is a hatred in preparation, and secondly, a hatred in sanctification; both are saving works, but both are not sanctifying works: vocation is a saving work, but not a sanctifying work: they are two distinct works.