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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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CHAP. X. The Soul being convinced of the Gloriousness of God, sees Encouragement to accept of Christ.
Multitudes that are called to come, do upon one occasion or other excuse themselves: Yea, men that are in great distress for the want of forgiveness, do reject the offer. They would fain be pardoned, & pray to God to accept them upon Christ's account; but they dare not accept of the offer of mercy. They have all manner of persuasions but remain unpersuadable; they resolve to do it, they may attempt it, but don't effect it: It seems a dangerous thing, and a method to cast away their own souls; they think God would be very angry with them for obtruding themselves upon him: It seems to them a desperate adventure. But when they are convinced of the gloriousness of God, they see encouragement enough to come to Christ.
MUltitudes that are called to come, do upon one occasion or other excuse themselves: Yea, men that are in great distress for the want of forgiveness, do reject the offer. They would fain be pardoned, & pray to God to accept them upon Christ's account; but they dare not accept of the offer of mercy. They have all manner of perswasions but remain unperswadable; they resolve to do it, they may attempt it, but don't effect it: It seems a dangerous thing, and a method to cast away their own souls; they think God would be very angry with them for obtruding themselves upon him: It seems to them a desperate adventure. But when they are convinced of the gloriousness of God, they see encouragement enough to come to Christ.
They see three things especially that are encouragement to them.