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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.
2. Consider the manner of his coming,§2 2. Thes• 1. 7. He shall come in flaming fire, the heavens shall be on a flame, the elements shall melt like ••alding lead upon thee: when a house is on fire at midnight in a Town, what a fearful cry is there made? When all the world shall cry fire, fire, & run up and down for shelter to hide themselves, but cannot find it, but say, O ⟨p. 86⟩now the gloomy day of blood and fire is come, here's for my pride, here is for my oaths, and the wages for my drunkenness, security, and neglect of duties.
2. Consider the manner of his comming,§2 2. Thes• 1. 7. He shall come in flaming fire, the heavens shall be on a flame, the •lements shall melt like ••alding lead upon thee: when a house is on fire at midnight in a Towne, what a fearefull cry is there made? When all the world shall cry fire, fire, & run up and down for shelter to hide themselves, but cannot finde it, but say, O ⟨p. 86⟩now the gloomy day of blood and fire is come, here's for my pride, here is for my oathes, and the wages for my drunkennesse, security, and neglect of duties.
3. In regard of the heavy accusations that shall come against thee at that day. There's never a wicked man almost in the world, as fair a face as he carries, but he hath at some time or other committed some such secret villainy, that he would be ready to hang himself for shame, if others did know of it; as secret whoredom, self- pollution, speculative wantonness, men with men,