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The acceptable sacrifice, or, The excellency of a broken heart showing the nature, signs…The acceptable sacrifice, or, The excellency of a broken heart shewing the nature, signs…
The acceptable sacrifice, or, The excellency of a broken heart showing the nature, signs and proper effects of a contrite spirit / being the last works of that eminent preacher and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Bunyan of Bedford ; with a preface ... by a eminent minister of the Gospel in London.The acceptable sacrifice, or, The excellency of a broken heart shewing the nature, signs and proper effects of a contrite spirit / being the last works of that eminent preacher and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Bunyan of Bedford ; with a preface ... by a eminent minister of the Gospel in London.
London : Printed for and are to be sold by George Larkin ..., 1689
THE Acceptable Sacrifice: OR, THE EXCELLENCY OF A BROKEN HEART.
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.
Nor is there any thing that will prevail with these, to the saving of their Souls, until their Hearts are broken. David after he had defiled Bath-sheba and slayed her Husband, yet boasted himself in his Justice and Holiness, and would by all means have the man put to Death, that had but taken the poor man's Lamb, 2 Sam. 12. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. When, alas Poor Soul! Himself was the great Transgressor. But, would he believe it? No, ⟨p. 113⟩no, he stood upon the vindicating of himself to be a just Doer; nor would he be made to fall until Nathan by Authority from God, did tell him, that he was the Man whom himself had Condemned. Thou art the Man, said he: At which Word his Conscience was awakened, his Heart wounded, and so his Soul made to fall under the Burden of his Guilt, at the Feet of the God of Heaven for Mercy, Verse 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
Nor is there any thing that will prevail with these, to the saving of their Souls, until their Hearts are broken. David after he had defiled Bath-sheba and slay'd her Husband, yet boasted himself in his Justice and Holiness, and would by all means have the man put to Death, that had but taken the poor man's Lamb, 2 Sam. 12. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. When, alas Poor Soul! Himself was the great Transgressour. But, would he believe it? No, ⟨p. 113⟩no, he stood upon the vindicating of himself to be a just Doer; nor would he be made to fall until Nathan by Authority from God, did tell him, that he was the Man whom himself had Condemned. Thou art the Man, said he: At which Word his Conscience was awakened, his Heart wounded, and so his Soul made to fall under the Burthen of his Guilt, at the Feet of the God of Heaven for Mercy, Verse 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
Ah! Pride, Pride! Thou art that which holds many a man in the Chains of his Sins: Thou art it, thou cursed Self-conceit, that keepest them from believing that their State is Damnable. The Wicked thorough the Pride of his Countenance, will not seek after God,