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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
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3. From hence also you may learn, that it is no great wonder if wicked men be hinderers of others in the way to heaven, and would have as many Unconverted as they can, and would draw them into sin, and keep them […] it! Can you expect that they should have any mercy on others, •hat have none upon themselves? •nd that they should much stick at •he destruction of others, that ••ck not to destroy themselves? They do no worse by others then •hey do by themselves.
3. FRom hence also you may learn, that it is no great wonder if wicked men be hinderers of others in the way to heaven, and would have as many Unconverted as they can, and would draw them into sin, and keep them 〈…〉 it! Can you expect that they should have any mercy on others, •hat have none upon themselves? •nd that they should much stick at •he destruction of others, that ••ck not to destroy themselves? They do no worse by others then •hey do by themselves.
4. Lastly, you may hence learn, that the greatest enemy to man is himself; and the greatest judgement in this life that ⟨p. 236⟩can befall him, is to be left to himself; and that the great work that Grace hath to do, is to save us from our selves, and the greatest accusations and complaints of men should be against themselves; and that the greatest work that we have to do our selves, is to resist our selves; and the greatest enemy that we should daily pray, and watch, and strive against, is our own carnal hearts and wills; and the greatest part of your work, if you would do good to others, and help them to heaven, is to save them from themselves, even from their own blind understandings, and corrupted wills, and perverse affections, and violent passions, and unruly senses. I only name all these for brevity sake, and leave them to your further consideration.