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A treatise concerning conversion: showing the nature of saving conversion to God, and the…A treatise concerning conversion: shewing the nature of saving conversion to God, and the…
A treatise concerning conversion: showing the nature of saving conversion to God, and the way wherein it is wrought; together with an exhortation to labour after it. : To which is added, a lecture-sermon had at Boston, July 2. 1719. Wherein the way to know sincerity and hypocrisy is cleared up. / By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton.A treatise concerning conversion: shewing the nature of saving conversion to God, and the way wherein it is wrought; together with an exhortation to labour after it. : To which is added, a lecture-sermon had at Boston, July 2. 1719. Wherein the way to know sincerity and hypocrisy is cleared up. / By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton.
Boston: printed by J.F. i.e for D. Henchman, 1719
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4. There is Humility. All Believer are poor in spi••• they are so called, Mat. 5.3. The believer is […] in spirit when he comes under the sense of […] unworthiness: the Prodigal when he returns, […], I am no more worthy to be called thy son, […]. 15.19. The man is sensible that nothing •t free Grace will help him, he depends on •e mere mercy of God: Eph. 2.8. We are […] by Grace. He challenges nothing, he •••sible that he has deserved Damnation, […] that God might fairly destroy him: […] magnify himself; if he be a man of ••••nding, if he be wealthy, if he make […] in the world, if he has been useful and […] to others, and to the Church of […] he looks upon himself less than the ⟨p. 22⟩least of all Gods Mercies; he takes no encourage meant from any excellency in himself, he com• as a poor beggar, he wants pardon and blesse• ness, but he has nothing to offer to God: Th• invitation is to such; Isai. 55.1. Ho, ever• one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and • that hath no money, come ye, buy and eat; ye• come buy wine and milk without money an• without price. And when the man comes • Christ […] comes empty, willing to be behol•• to Chris• […] all: He desires Salvation, and i• willing that God and Christ should have th• Glory of it. He comes for free Grace; hi language is as