An Alarm to Unconverted Sinners

How many are there to whom this is directed, who will not know, that they are the men? and how little hope is there that this excellent Treatise should reach its end, with those who apprehend not themselves concerned in it? Art not thou one of them? Art thou a Convert, or art thou not yet in thy sins? What is sin? What is Conversion? It may be, thou canst tell me neither, and yet a Convert thou sayest, thou art. But to what purpose is it then like to be, for the servant of God to treat with thee about this matter? Let him bid thee believe, thou art a be• •ever already; let him bid thee repent and turn to the Lord, that work thou say•• is not now •o do. What can there be said to this man, that's like to ⟨image 20⟩bring him to good? Friend, know thy self better, or thou perishest without remedy. Thou mayest pray, but what hope is there in thy praying? Thou mayest read, but what hope is there in thy reading? Yet read on, this little hope there is; In this book there's Eye-Salve that may heal thee of thy blindness. In this book there is a Glass that will show thee thy face. Dost thou know thine own face when thou seest it? Behold thy very Image in those Marks that are given of an unconverted person; Read and consider them, and then say, if thou be not the man.

How many are there to whom this is directed, who will not know, that they are the men? and how little hope is there that this excellent Treatise should reach its end, with those who apprehend not themselves concern'd in it? Art not thou one of them? Art thou a Convert, or art thou not yet in thy sins? What is sin? What is Conversion? It may be, thou canst tell me neither, and yet a Convert thou sayst, thou art. But to what purpose is it then like to be, for the servant of God to treat with thee about this matter? Let him bid thee believe, thou art a be• •ever already; let him bid thee repent and turn to the Lord, that work thou say•• is not now •o do. What can there be said to this man, that's like to ⟨image 20⟩