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A sure guide to heaven, or, An earnest invitation to sinners to turn to…
A sure guide to heaven, or, An earnest invitation to sinners to turn to God in order to their eternal salvation showing the thoughtful sinner what he must do to be saved / by Joseph Alleine.A sure guide to heaven, or, An earnest invitation to sinners to turn to God in order to their eternal salvation shewing the thoughtful sinner what he must do to be saved / by Joseph Alleine.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1688
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.
What meanest thou, O my soul, to go on thus? Art thou in league with Hell? Hast thou made a Covenant with Death? Art thou in love with thy misery? Is it good for thee to be here? Alas what shall I do! Shall I go on in my sinful ways? Why then certain damnation will be mine end: and shall I be •o besotted and bemadded, as to go and sell my soul to the flames, for a little Ale, and a little ease, for a little pleasure, or gain, or content to my flesh? Shall I linger any longer in this wretched estate? No, if I tarry here, I shall die; What then? Is there ⟨p. 149⟩no help, no hope? None except I turn, Why, but is there any remedy for such woeful misery? Any mercy after such provoking iniquity? Yes, as sure as God's Oath is true, I shall have pardon, and mercy yet, if presently, unfeignedly, and unreservedly I turn by Christ to him.
What meanest thou, O my soul, to go on thus? Art thou in league with Hell? Hast thou made a Covenant with Death? Art thou in love with thy misery? Is it good for thee to be here? Alas what shall I do! Shall I go on in my sinful ways? Why then certain damnation will be mine end: and shall I be •o besotted and bemadded, as to go and sell my soul to the flames, for a little Ale, and a little ease, for a little pleasure, or gain, or content to my flesh? Shall I linger any longer in this wretched estate? No, if I tarry here, I shall die; What then? Is there ⟨p. 149⟩no help, no hope? None except I turn, Why, but is there any remedy for such woful misery? Any mercy after such provoking iniquity? Yes, as sure as God's Oath is true, I shall have pardon, and mercy yet, if presently, unfeignedly, and unreservedly I turn by Christ to him.
Why then I thank thee upon the bended knees of my soul, O most merciful Jehovah, that thy Patience hath waited upon me hitherto: For hadst thou took me away in this estate, I had perished for ever. And now I adore thy grace, and accept the offers of thy mercy. I renounce all my sins, and resolve by thy grace, to set my self against them, and to follow thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of my life.