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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.
Secondly, A dead man fears no dangers, though never so great, though never so near. Let Ministers bring a natural man tidings of the approach of the devouring plagues of God denounced, he fears them not.
Secondly, A dead man feares no dangers, though never so great, though never so neare. Let Ministers bring a naturall man tidings of the approach of the devouring plagues of God denounced, he feares them not.
Thirdly, A dead man cannot be §3drawn to accept of the best offers. ⟨p. 49⟩Let Christ come out of Heaven and fall about the neck of a natural man, and with tears in his eyes beseech him to take his blood himself, his Kingdom, and leave his sins, he cannot receive this offer.
Thirdly, A dead man cannot bee §3drawne to accept of the best offers. ⟨p. 49⟩Let Christ come out of Heaven and fall about the necke of a naturall man, and with tears in his eyes beseech him to take his blood himselfe, his Kingdome, and leave his sinnes, hee cannot receive this offer.
Fourthly, A dead man is stark §4blind and can see nothing,1