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A Call to the Unconverted
A call to the unconverted to turn and live and accept of mercy while mercy may be had as ever they would find mercy in the day of their extremity from the living God / by his unworthy servant, Richard Baxter ; to be read in families where any are unconverted.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1658
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.
First, you see it here in my Text, and the following verses, and in the 18. of Ezek. as plain as can be spoken. And in 2 Cor. 5.17, 18, 19, 20, 21. you have the very sum of our Commission, [If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things are past away; behold all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath ⟨p. 76⟩reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the Ministry of Reconciliation, to wit, that God was in Christ Reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and hath committed unto us the word of Reconciliation: now then we are Ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christs stead, be ye reconciled unto God; for he hath made him to be sin for us who knew no sin, tha• we might be made the Righteousness of God in him.] So Mark 1•. 15, 16. Go ye into all the word and preach the Gospel to every creature; He that believeth (that […] with such a Converting faith as • expressed) [and is baptized shall […] saved; and he that believeth […] shall be damned.] And Luke 2• 46, 47. [Thus it behoved Chri•• to suffer, and to rise from the de•• the third day, and that Repentan•• ⟨p. 77⟩(which is Conversion) and Remission of sins, should be preached in his name among all Nations.] And Acts 5.30.31. The God of our Fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye flew and hanged on a tree; him hath God exalted with his right hand, to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give Repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. [And Acts 13.38, 39