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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. › The USE
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.
Men love Darkness rather then Light: Ay, they make it manifest they love it, since so great a proffer will not prevail with them to leave it.
Men love Darkness rather then Light: Ay, they make it manifest they love it, since so great a profer will not prevail with them to leave it.
Secondly, Is this a truth? That the man that truly comes to God in order thereto, has had his Heart broken? Then this shows us a reason, why some mens hearts are Broken; even a reason, why God breaks some mens hearts for Sin; namely, because he would not have them dye in it, but rather come to God that they might be Saved.
Secondly, Is this a truth? That the man that truly comes to God in order thereto, has had his Heart broken? Then this shews us a reason, why some mens hearts are Broken; even a reason, why God breaks some mens hearts for Sin; namely, because he would not have them dye in it, but rather come to God that they might be Saved.
Behold therefore in this, how ⟨p. 189⟩God resolved as to the saving of some mens Souls! He will have them, he will save them, he will break their Hearts, but he will Save them; He will kill them, that they may Live; He will wound them, that he may heal them.