A Call to the Unconverted

BUT I foresee there are two things that are like to harden the unconverted, and make me lose all my labour, except they can be taken out of the way: and that is the misunderstanding of these two words, [The Wicked] and [Turn.] Some will think with themselves, Its true, the wicked must Turn or Die: but wh••'s that to me? I am not wicked, though I am a sinner, as all men be. Others will think, Its true tha• we ma• Turn from our evil ways: but I am Turned long ago; I hope this is ⟨p. 27⟩not now to do. And thus while wicked men think they are not wicked, but are already Converted, we lose all our labour in persuading them to Turn. I shall therefore before I go any further, tell you here who are meant by [the wicked] and who they be that must turn or die; and also what is meant by Turning, and who they be that are truly converted: And this I have purposely reserved for this place, preferring the Method that fits my end.

BUT I foresee there are two things that are like to harden the unconverted, and make me lose all my labour, except they can be taken out of the way: and that is the misunderstanding of these two words, [The Wicked] and [Turn.] Some will think with themselves, Its true, the wicked must Turn or Die: but wh••'s that to me? I am not wicked, though I am a sinner, as all men be. Others will think, Its true tha• we ma• Turn from our evil waies: but I am Turned long ago; I hope this is ⟨p. 27⟩not now to do. And thus while wicked men think they are not wicked, but are already Converted, we lose all our labour in perswading them to Turn. I shall therefore before I go any further, tell you here who are meant by [the wicked] and who they be that must turn or die; and also what is meant by Turning, and who they be that are truly converted: And this I have purposely reserved for this place, preferring the Method that fits my end.