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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 3
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.
O the time that you have lost; the means and helps that you have neglected; the motions that you have resisted; the ⟨p. 65⟩swarms of evil thoughts that have filled your imaginations; the streams of vain and evil words that have flowed from your mouth! the works of darkness, in public and in secret that God hath seen you in! And all this while, how empty were you of inward holiness, and how barren of good works, to God or men. What have you done with all your talents? and how little or nothing hath God had of all?
O the time that you have lost; the means and helps that you have neglected; the motions that you have resisted; the ⟨p. 65⟩swarms of evil thoughts that have filled your imaginations; the streams of vaine and evill words that have flowed from your mouth! the works of darkness, in publik and in secret that God hath seen you in! And all this while, how empty were you of inwad holiness, and how barren of good works, to God or men. What have you done with all your talents? and how little or nothing hath God had of all?
And now consider what a case you are in, while you remain unconverted? you have made your selves the sinks of sin, the slaves of Satan, and the flesh; and are skilful in nothing but doing evil: If you be called to prayer or holy meditation, your hearts are against it, and you are not used to it, and therefore you know not how to do it, to any purpose: But to think the thoughts of lust or covetousness, or hatred, or malice, or revenge; this you can do without any toil: To speak of the world, or of your sports and pleasures, or against those that you bare ill will to, this you can do without any study. You are such as are spoken of, Jer. 4. 22. My people is foolish: they have not known me: they are sottish children, ⟨p. 66⟩