A26872:137

A Call to the Unconverted

Name: A Call to the Unconverted
Author: Richard Baxter

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.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1658

[70], 285, [2] p. · 54k words · Wing B1196 · ESTC R2096

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A CALL TO THE Unconverted. › Doctrine 2: Doct. 2. IT is the Promise of God, that the wicked shall Live if they will but Turn; Un…A CALL TO THE Unconverted. › Doctrine 2: Doct. 2. IT is the Promise of God, that the wicked shall Live if they will but Turn; Vn…

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Here you may safely trust your souls: for the Love of God is the Fountain of this offer, John 3.16. and the blood of the Son of God hath purchased it: the faithfulness and truth of God is engaged to make the promise good: Miracles have sealed up the truth of it: Preachers are sent through the world to proclaim it; the Sacraments are instituted and used for the solemn Delivery of the mercy offered, to them that will accept it: and the Spirit doth open the heart to entertain it, and is it self the earnest of the full possession. So that the truth of it is past controversy, that the worst of you all, and every one of you, if you will but be Converted, may be Saved.

Here you may safely trust your souls: for the Love of God is the Fountain of this offer, Iohn 3.16. and the blood of the Son of God hath purchased it: the faithfulness and truth of God is engaged to make the promise good: Miracles have sealed up the truth of it: Preachers are sent through the world to proclaim it; the Sacraments are instituted and used for the solemn Delivery of the mercy offered, to them that will accept it: and the Spirit doth open the heart to entertain it, and is it self the earnest of the full possession. So that the truth of it is past controversie, that the worst of you all, and every one of you, if you will but be Converted, may be Saved.

:135p. 79–80

Indeed if you will needs believe that you shall be saved without Conversion, then you believe a falsehood: and if I should preach that to you, I should preach a lie: this were not to believe God, but the Devil and your own deceitful hearts. God hath his promise of Life, and the Devil hath his promise of Life: Gods promise is, [Return and Live] The Devils promise is, [you shall live whether you turn or not] The word of God is as I have showed you. [Except ye be converted and become as little children, ye cannot enter into the Kingdom of heaven, Matth. 18.3. Except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God,

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Richard Baxter 1615–1691

Place

London

Printer

R.W.

Bookseller

Nevil Simmons

Year

1658

Size

[70], 285, [2] p.

Words

54,274

Catalogue

Wing B1196 · ESTC R2096

Text

EEBO-TCP A26872

Passages

375

Sections

Title page

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Doct. 3. GOD taketh Pleasure in mens Conversion and Salvation: but not in their Death or Damnation: he had rather they would Return and Live, then go on and die.