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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
Introduction: An Introduction to the Work.Introduction: An Introduction to the Worke.
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.
1. By Reason of their bloody Ignorance, they know not their misery: or
1. By Reason of their bloudy Ignorance, they know not their misery: or
2. By reason of their Carnal security, they feel not, they groan not under their sin and misery.
2. By reason of their Carnall security, they feele not, they groane not under their sinne and misery.
3. By reason of their Carnal confidence. they seek to help themselves out of their misery by their own duties, when they see or feel it: or
3. By reason of their Carnall confidence. they seeke to helpe themselves out of their misery by their own duties, when they see or feele it: or
4. By reason of their false faith, whereby they catch hold upon and trust unto the merits of Christ too soon, when they see and feel they cannot help themselves.