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Title:  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.
Author: Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.
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the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousnesse: E∣ven all of them. What, shall no great ones be saved? No, nor you little ones neither; all that lay not hold upon Christ, but have pleasure in unrighteousnesse, not only great ones, and such as are abominably prophane, but even all that had pleasure in wickednesse. Now conscience saith, Doest not thou know that thou art one of them that have had pleasure in unrighteousnesse, there∣fore away thou must goe, and thou shalt be dam∣ned: Now the soule shakes, and is driven beyond it selfe, and would utterly faint, but that the Lord upholds it with one hand, as he beates it downe with the other; he thinkes that every thing is a∣gainst him, and the fire burnes to consume him, and he thinkes the ayre will poyson him, consci∣ence flies in his face, and he thinkes hell mouth is open to receive him, and the wrath of God hangs over his head, and if God should take away his life he should tumble head-long downe to hell.Now the soule is beyond all shift, when it is day, he wisheth it were night, & when it is night he wisheth it were day; the wrath of God fol∣loweth him wheresoever he goeth, and the soule would faine be rid of this, but he cannot; and yet all the while the soule is not heavy and sorrow∣full for sinne, he is burdened, and could be con∣tent to throw away the punishment and horror of sinne, but not the sweet of sinne: as it is with a child that taes a live coale in his hand, thinking to play with it, when he feeles fire in it, he throws it away, he doth not throw it away, because it 0