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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.
Ninthly. A dead man hath his worms gnawing him. So natural men have the worm of conscience breeding now, which will be gnawing them shortly.
Ninthly. A dead man hath his wormes gnawing him. So naturall men have the worme of conscience breeding now, which will be gnawing them shortly.
Lastly. Dead men want nothing but casting into the grave. So there wants nothing but casting into hell for a natural man. So that as Abraham loved Sarah well while living, yet when she was dead; he seeks for a burying place for her to carry her out of his sight: so God may let some fearful judgement loose, and say to it, take this dead ⟨p. 51⟩soul out of my sight, &c. It was a wonder that Lazarus, though lying but four days in the grave, should live again: O wonder thou, that ever God should let thee live, that hast been rotting in thy sin 20. 30. perhaps 60. years together.
Lastly. Dead men want nothing but casting into the grave. So there wants nothing but casting into hell for a naturall man. So that as Abraham loved Sarah well while living, yet when shee was dead; he seekes fora burying place for her to carry her out of his sight: so God may let some fearefull judgement loose, and say to it, take this dead ⟨p. 51⟩soule out of my sight, &c. It was a wonder that Lazarus, though lying but foure dayes in the grave, should live againe: O wonder thou, that ever God should let thee live, that hast beene rotting in thy sin 20. 30. perhaps 60. years together.