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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.
No, no, the soul that is truly convicted of sin yields it self,1 and saith I have sinned; Oh what shall I do unto thee thou preserver of men? saith Job, as if he had said, Lord, I have no plea at all to make, nor no argument to allege, for myself, I only yield up the bucklers, I cannot say so bad of my self as I am, I have sinned Lord, what shall I do unto thee Oh thou preserver of men? thus it is with a heart truly convicted and throughly informed of the vileness of sin, he doth not withdraw himself and play least in sight, but he saith, this is my condition just; the Lord met with my heart this day; God resists the proud & profane in heart, and he resists me too; I have heard much, and would not be informed, therefore it is just with God to harden my heart for ever; the Lord hath come often with many loving persuasions to allure me, & draw me to him: If the devil had had the means that I have had, he would have been moved and more bettered by them then I have been, and have done more then I have done, I have hated and despised all, and to this ⟨p. 31⟩day I have not been brought upon my knees; shall not Christ rule over me, and yet save me? No it cannot be, except I can bring my neck under the yoke of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is not possible I should be •aved by him, I excuse not my self Lord; nay, I confess I know more then all the men in the world can speak by me, and I yield to all this and more; what shall I say, I have sinned? O thou preserver of men.
No, no, the soule that is truely conuicted of sinne yeelds it selfe,1 and saith I have sinned; Oh what shall I do unto thee thou preserver of men? saith Iob, as if hee had said, Lord, I have no plea at all to make, nor no argument to alledge, for myselfe, I onely yeeld up the bucklers, I cannot say so bad of my selfe as I am, I have sinned Lord, what shall I doe unto thee Oh thou preserver of men? thus it is with a heart truely convicted and throughly informed of the vilenesse of sinne, he doth not withdraw him•elfe and play least in sight, but he saith, this is my condition just; the Lord met with my heart this day; God resists the proud & prophane in heart, and he resists me too; I have heard much, and would not be informed, therefore it is just with God to harden my heart for ever; the Lord hath come oftē with many loving perswasions to allure me, & draw me to him: If the devill had had the meanes that I have had, he would have been moved and more bettered by thē then I have beene, and have done more then I have done, I have hated and despised all, and to this