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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.
When the Ziphites came to Saul, 1and told him where David was, mark what he saith, Oh blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have had compassion upon me. Just so it is with a broken bleeding heart, that hath an open hatred against his corruptions; if any Minister or Christian will make known some base lusts that lurk in his soul, he will not fly out, and say, What is that to you? Every tub must stand upon his own bottom, and if I sin I must answer for it: Nay, he will bless the Lord for it, and say, Blessed be the Lord, and blessed be such a Minister, & blessed be such a neighbour, for they have showed me my sin, and had compassion upon my soul.
When the Ziphites came to Saul, 1and told him where David was, mark what he saith, Oh blessed be yee of the Lord, for you have had compassion upon me. Just so it is with a broken bleeding heart, that hath an open hatred against his corruptions; if any Minister or Christian will make knowne some base lusts that lurke in his soule, he will not flye out, and say, What is that to you? Every tub must stand upon his owne bottome, and if I sinne I must answer for it: Nay, hee will blesse the Lord for it, and say, Blessed be the Lord, and blessed be such a Minister, & blessed be such a neighbour, for they have shewed mee my sinne, and had compassion upon my soule.
Secondly, as the soul desires to have sin revealed, so it desires to have sin killed, and it makes no matter how it be killed, or by whom, so it be killed at all.
Secondly, as the soule desires to have sinne revealed, so it desires to have sinne killed, and it makes no matter how it be killed, or by whom, so it be killed at all.