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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
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Oh! COME to such Sentiments as those; Psal. LXXIII.27, 28. Lo, They that are far from thee, shall perish, O Lord. But it is good for me to draw near unto GOD. The Commandment of GOD, has made it Necessary for you to Turn unto Him. How often do you find your selves Commanded of GOD? As in Ezek. XVIII.32. Turn your selves and Live ye▪ And, Hos. XIV.2. Turn unto the Lord, say unto him, take away all Iniquity. And, ⟨p. 8⟩Act. III.19. Repent, and be converted, that your Sins may be blotted out. This is indeed th• Voice of the Glorious G•D in all His Edicts; Tis the sum of all that is enjoined upon us; Tis the •hole Duty of Man. But that which renders it the more sensibly Necessary for you to Turn unto GOD, is the Confusion to which you are Obnoxious, till you comply with what He has Commanded you. It is thus inculcated, Ezek. XVIII.30. Repent and turn from all your transgressions; So Iniquity shall not be your Ruin. Your Iniquity horribly ruins you, undoes you, until you turn unto GOD. Oh! That you were aware of this. Until your Turn to GOD, you lie under the Curse of GOD. Until your Turn to GOD, you have the Wrath of GOD abiding on you. Until you Turn to GOD you serve diverse Lusts: You are Led captive by Satan to do his will: You are in the worst of Slaveries. Except you Turn to GOD, your Souls will always be out of Order, ever Languishing in grievous Distempers; be in the perpetual torture of Raging Appetites that will never be Satisfied. There is in another World, a strange Punishment reserved for the Workers of Iniquity. You may be sure, The Wicked shall not go Unpunished! Hear ye Rebels, Your High-handed and Multiplied Rebellions, wherein you have denied the GOD that is Above, shall not go Unpunished. Ah! Souls in Peril; without a Turn to GOD, you cannot escape that place of Torment. Except you Turn to GOD, and Live to Him, you shall Die in your Sins; And if you Die so, it had been good for you that you had ⟨p. 9⟩