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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.
Be it so, shall we refuse to praise God for the Flowers and the corn, because there be some weeds in the garden, and thistles in the field? Prejudice not thy self, buy, read, take thy delight, here is a garden without weeds, a corn field without Cockle or darnel, thorn or thistle. Art thou a Sincere Convert, here are truths ⟨image 6⟩suitable, solid, and wholesome, thou mayest feed and feast without fear.
Be it so, shall we refuse to praise God for the Flowers and the corne, because there be some weeds in the garden, and thistles in the field? Prejudice not thy selfe, buy, reade, take thy delight, here is a garden without weeds, a corne field without Cockle or darnell, thorne or thistle. Art thou a Sincere Convert, here are truths ⟨image 6⟩sutable, solid, and wholsome, thou maiest feed and feast without feare.
The Author is one of singular piety, inward acquaintance with God, skilled in the deceits of mens hearts, able to enlighten the dark corners of the little world, and to give satisfaction to staggering spirits. His work needs not the purple of another's commendation to adorn it. But because custom, not necessity, for it's truths prerogative to travail without a passport) I say, because Custom causeth Truth to crave and to carry Epistles Commendatory; know that the work is weighty, quick and spiritual, and if thine eye be single in perusing it, thou shalt find many precious soul-searching, soul-quickening, and soul-enriching truths in it: yea, be so warned and awakened, is that thou canst not but bless God for the man and matter, unless thou be possest with a dumb devil.
The Authour is one of singular piety, inward acquaintance with God, skild in the deceits of mens hearts, able to enlighten the darke corners of the little world, and to give satisfaction to staggering spirits. His worke needs not the purple of anothers commendation to adorne it. But because custome, not necessity, for it's truths prorogative to travaile without a pasport) I say, because Customo causeth Truth to crave and to carry Epistles Commendatory; know that the worke is weighty, quick and spirituall, and if thine eye be single in perusing it, thou shalt find many precious soule-searching, soule-quickning, and soule-enriching truths in it: yea, be so warned and awakned, is that thou canst not but blesse God for the man and matter, unlesse thou be possest with a dumbe devill.