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The Sincere Convert
The sincere convert discovering the paucity of true believers and the great difficulty of saving conversion by Tho. Shepherd ....The sincere convert discovering the paucity of true beleevers and the great difficulty of saving conversion by Tho. Shepheard ....
London: printed by T.P. and M.S. for Humphrey Blunden, 1641
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.
7. Horrible unthankfulness, when God had given him all but one tree, and §7yet he must be singling that too.
7. Horrible unthankfulnesse, when God had given him all but one tree, and §7yet he must be singring that too.
8. Horrible theft, in taking that wch §8was none of his own.
8. Horrible theft, in taking that wch §8was none of his owne.
9. Horrible Idolatry; in doting upon,§9 and loving the creature more than God, the Creator, who is blessed for ever.
You therefore that now say, no man can say black is your eye, you have lived civilly all your days, look upon this one grievous sin, take a full view of it, which thou hast never shed one tear for as yet, and see thy misery by it, and wonder at Gods patience. He hath spared thee who wast borne branded with it, and hast lived guilty of it, and must perish for ever for it, if the Lord from Heaven pity thee not.