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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
Directions to Sinners that are purposed to Turn, and are under the… › Direction 11
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.
27. Consider, that when you were lost, the Son of God did not delay the ⟨p. 409⟩work of your Redemption. He presently undertook it, and turned by the stroke of damning Justice. In the fullness of time he came and performed what he undertook: he failed not one day of his appointed time. And will you now Delay to accept the benefit, and turn to him? Must he make such hast to save you at so dear a rate, and now will you delay to be saved.
27. Consider, that when you were lost, the Sonne of God did not delay the ⟨p. 409⟩work of your Redemption. He presently undertook it, and turned by the stroak of damning Justice. In the fulness of time he came and performed what he undertook: he failed not one day of his appointed time. And will you now Delay to accept the benefit, and turn to him? Must he make such hast to save you at so dear a rate, and now will you delay to be saved.
28. Moreover, God doth not delay to do you good: You have the day and night in their proper seasons: The Sun doth not fail to rise upon you at the appointed time: You have the Spring, and Harvest in their meetest seasons: the former and later rain in season. When you are in want you have seasonable supplies: and when your are in danger, you have seasonable deliverance: And is it meet or equal that you should refuse to bring forth seasonable fruit, but still be putting off God with your delays?
28. Moreover, God doth not delay to do you good: You have the day and night in their proper seasons: The Sunne doth not faile to rise upon you at the appointed time: You have the Spring, and Harvest in their meetest seasons: the former and later raine in season. When you are in want you have seasonable supplies: and when your are in danger, you have seasonable deliverance: And is it meet or equal that you should refuse to bring forth seasonable fruit, but still be putting off God with your delaies?