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The converted sinner. The nature of a conversion to real and vital piety: and…
The converted sinner. The nature of a conversion to real and vital piety: and the manner in which it is to be prayed & striven for. : A sermon preached in Boston, May 31, 1724. In the hearing and at the desire of certain pirates, a little before their execution. : To which there is added, a more private conference of a minister with them. ; [Two lines of quotation]The converted sinner. The nature of a conversion to real and vital piety: and the manner in which it is to be pray'd & striv'n for. : A sermon preached in Boston, May 31, 1724. In the hearing and at the desire of certain pirates, a little before their execution. : To which there is added, a more private conference of a minister with them. ; [Two lines of quotation]
Boston: printed for Nathaniel Belknap, 1724
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
P. P. This is very strange▪ But […] such •ile Sinners as we are, Venture to Plead at This rate?
P. P. This is very strange▪ But 〈…〉 such •ile Sinners as we are, Ven•ure to Plead at This rate?
M. Yes. And your Vileness must no• hinder it. You must come as recommended by nothing but your Vileness. The Vilest of Sinners are welcom• to the Use, and the Faith, of this wonderful Righteous••s• ▪ You lo•e i•, if you are Emboldened ⟨p. 44⟩from a vain Dream of any worth in yourselves, to lay Hold on it. It is now thrown out unto you, as a Cord unto a •rowning Man; and (that I may speak to you in your own way) Take fast Hold. And, Hold fast▪ Hold fast, that you may not sink, Drowne• in Perdition!
M. Yes. And your Vileness must no• hinder it. You must come as recommended by nothing but your Vileness. The Vilest of Sinners are welcom• to the Use, and the Faith, of this wonder•ul Righteouss You loe i, if you are Emboldened