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Directions and persuasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation…Directions and perswasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation…
Directions and persuasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation of souls, and of those scandals, heresies, and desperate apostasies that are the consequents of a counterfeit, or superficial change / by Richard Baxter.Directions and perswasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation of souls, and of those scandals, heresies, and desperate apostasies that are the consequents of a counterfeit, or superficial change / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by A.M. 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.
Directions to Sinners that are purposed to Turn, and are under the Work of Conversion; that it miscarry not.
The first and greatest matter in the seeking after the salvation of our souls, is to be sure that we lay the foundation well, and that the work of Conversion be throughly wrought. To this end I have already used many persuasions with you unconverted to return, as thinking all further Directions vain, till we have persuaded men to a consent and ⟨p. 2⟩willingness to practice them. And in the end of that Discourse, I added a few Directions for the use of such as are willing to be converted. But because I know that this is a matter of exceeding consequence, I dare not thus leave it, before I have added some further Directions, to prevent the miscarrying of this work where it is begun. And least I should lose my labour, through the unpreparedness of the Reader; I shall first give you some preparing Considerations, which may awaken you to the practice of the Directions which I shall give you.
THe first and greatest matter in the seeking after the salvation of our souls, is to be sure that we lay the foundation well, and that the work of Conversion be throughly wrought. To this end I have already used many perswasions with you unconverted to return, as thinking all further Directions vain, till we have perswaded men to a consent and ⟨p. 2⟩willingness to practice them. And in the end of that Discourse, I added a few Directions for the use of such as are willing to be converted. But because I know that this is a matter of exceeding consequence, I dare not thus leave it, before I have added some further Directions, to prevent the miscarrying of this work where it is begun. And least I should lose my labour, through the unpreparedness of the Reader; I shall first give you some preparing Considerations, which may awaken you to the practice of the Directions which I shall give you.