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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.
Now let us look upon sin through these things, and when our corrupt heart provokes us, and the world allure us, & the devil tempts us to take any contentment in a sinful way; suppose we saw hell fire burning before us, and the pit of hell gaping to swallow us, and sin enticing of us, and let us say thus to our souls. It is better for a man to be cast into the torments of hell amongst the damned, then to be overcome with any sin, and so to rebel against the Lord. Now therefore if those plagues and punishments make the soul shake in the consideration of them; Oh then bless thy self so much the more from sin which is the cause all plagues whatsoever; Were a man in hell and wanted his sins, the Lord would love him in hell, and deliver him from all those plagues: But if any man were free from all punishments, and in honour, and wealth, if he were a sinful and wretched creature, the Lord ⟨p. 18⟩would hate him in the height of all his prosperity, and throw him down to hell for ever.
Now let us looke upon sinne through these things, and when our corrupt heart provokes us, and the world allure us, & the devill tempts us to take any contentment in a sinfull way; suppose we saw hell fire burning before us, and the pit of hell gaping to swallow us, and sinne inticing of us, and let us say thus to our soules. It is better for a man to be cast into the torments of hell amongst the damned, then to be ouercome with any sin, and so to rebell against the Lord. Now therefore if those plagues and punishments make the soule shake in the consideration of them; Oh then blesse thy selfe so much the more from sinne which is the cause all plagues whatsoever; Were a man in hell and wanted his sinnes, the Lord would love him in hell, and deliver him from all those plagues: But if any man were free from all punishments, and in honour, and wealth, if he were a sinfull and wretched creature, the Lord ⟨p. 18⟩would hate him in the height of all his prosperitie, and throw him downe to hell for ever.