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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.
As it is amongst men, when a man hath found his enemy, he follows the law hotly, and he will have his life or else it shall cost him a fall, he pursues him from one court to another, and makes all the friends that he can, that he may plague him; and if all the law in the land will do it, he will have him hanged; this is a right hatred indeed; so the soul can do little of it self, yet it endeavours, and makes a levy of forces, and prayers, and will not leave sin with life, it pursues sin hotly, and if all Gods words and all the promises, ⟨p. 275⟩and if the grace of Christ will do the deed, it will not rest till it see the decay of sin, and therefore it will even drag sin before the Lords tribunal, and there cry for judgement, and say, Lord kill this proud malicious heart of mine, these are thy enemies, & the enemies of thy grace; Lord they sought my blood, let me have their blood; blood for blood, tooth for tooth, O let me see their destruction.
As it is amongst men, when a man hath found his enemy, he followes the law hotly, and he will have his life or else it shall cost him a fall, he pursues him from one court to another, and makes all the friends that he can, that he may plague him; and if all the law in the land will doe it, he will have him hanged; this is a right hatred indeed; so the soule can doe little of it selfe, yet it indeavours, and makes a levy of forces, and prayers, and will not leave sin with life, it pursues sin hotly, and if all Gods words and all the promises, ⟨p. 275⟩and if the grace of Christ will doe the deed, it will not rest til it see the decay of sinne, and therfore it will even dragge sinne before the Lords tribunall, and there cry for judgement, and say, Lord kill this proud malitious heart of mine, these are thy enemies, & the enemies of thy grace; Lord they sought my blood, let me have their blood; blood for blood, tooth for tooth, O let me see their destruction.