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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.
First, by reason of that bloody black ignorance of men, whereby thousands remain woefully ignorant of their spiritual estate; not knowing how the case stands between God and their souls; but thinking themselves to be well enough already, they never seek to come out of their misery, till they perish in it.
First, by reason of that bloudy black ignorance of men, whereby thousands remaine wofully ignorant of their spirituall estate; not knowing how the case stands betweene God and their soules; but thinking themselves to be well enough already, they never seeke to come out of their misery, till they perish in it.
Secondly, by reason of mens carnal security, putting the evil day far from them, whereby they feel not their fearful thraldom, and so never groan to come out of the slavish bondage of sin and Satan.
Secondly, by reason of mens carnall securitie, putting the evill day farre from them, whereby they feele not their fearefull thraldome, and so never groane to come out of the flvish bondage of sinne and Sathan.
Thirdly, By reason of mans carnal confidence, whereby they shift to save themselves by their own duties and performances when they feel it.
Thirdly, By reason of mans carnall confidence, whereby they shift to save themselves by their owne duties and performances when they feele it.