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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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WE long, oh! how we long! for the Conversion of our dear People unto GOD. May we not say,— How cheerfully could we Die this very day, and leave all that we enjoy in this World, and such things as are more precious to us than all this World, if our Death might bring our People to Live unto GOD! Ah Lord, How long, How long shall it be, ere we see our dear people, more Generally, more Thoroughly Converted unto thee! But, oh! our dear People, If this One most unexceptionable Thing might be gained, it would be a fair step towards all that can be wished for. May you be found upon your knees before the Lord, earnestly making this Prayer unto Him, O Turn thou me, that I may be Turned! — THIS is what we Request o• you: Deny not this Rational Request; Oh; Deny it not, as you will answer it unto GOD!
WE long, oh! how we long! for the Conversion of our dear People unto GOD. May we not say,— How cheerfully could we Dy this very day, and leave all that we enjoy in this World, and such things as are more precious to us than all this World, if our Death might bring our People to Live unto GOD! Ah Lord, How long, How long shall it be, ere we see our dear people, more Generally, more Thoroughly Converted unto thee! But, oh! our dear People, If this One most unexceptionable Thing might be gained, it would be a fair step towards all that can be wished for. May you be found upon your knees before the Lord, earnestly making this Prayer unto Him, O Turn thou me, that I may be Turned! — THIS is what we Request o• you: Deny not this Rational Request; Oh; Deny it not, as you will answer it unto GOD!
IN the Vision of the Dry Bones, it was Demanded, Can these Bones Live? But the Prophet of GOD, ⟨p. 19⟩was to Prophesy upon the Bones; and it followed, Exek. XXXVII.5. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these Bones, Behold, I will cause Breath to enter into you, and ye shall Live. Our Concern for the Dead Souls among us, makes this Demand, Can the Souls Live? But the Souls are to be Prophesied over: and, O ye Dead Souls, Hear the Word of the Lord. The Word of the Lord, which, oh! that it may prove the Word of your Life, is this; To Prayer, poor Souls, To Prayer before the Lord; And th Prayer, O Turn thou me, that I may be Turned Now, oh! if we could perceive that Breath were entered into you! — Might it be perceived, that you were Breathing after a Conversion to GOD. Might there be perceived in you, a Soul Breathing after this, Oh! That I might Live unto GOD! Oh! when shall I Live unto GOD! — This Breath would be some sign, that you were indeed beginning to Live.