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An alarm to unconverted sinners. In a serious treatise: showing I. What conversion is…An alarm to unconverted sinners. In a serious treatise: shewing I. What conversion is…
An alarm to unconverted sinners. In a serious treatise: showing I. What conversion is not, and correcting some mistakes about it. II. What conversion is, and wherein it consisteth. III. The necessity of conversion. IV. The marks of the unconverted. V. The miseries of the unconverted. VI. Directions for conversion. VII. Motions [i.e., Motives] to conversion. : Whereunto are annexed Divers practical cases of conscience judiciously resolved. / By Joseph Alleine, late Minister of the Gospel at Taunton, in Somersetshire.An alarm to unconverted sinners. In a serious treatise: shewing I. What conversion is not, and correcting some mistakes about it. II. What conversion is, and wherein it consisteth. III. The necessity of conversion. IV. The marks of the unconverted. V. The miseries of the unconverted. VI. Directions for conversion. VII. Motions [i.e., Motives] to conversion. : Whereunto are annexed Divers practical cases of conscience judiciously resolv'd. / By Joseph Alleine, late Minister of the Gospel at Taunton, in Somersetshire.
Philadelphia: printed by B. Franklin, 1741
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Thus the poor Soul doth venture on Christ, and resolvedly adhere to him. Before Conversion, the Man made light of Christ, minded the Farm, Friends, Merchandise, more than Christ, Matth 22 5. Now Christ is to him as his necessary Food, his Daily-bread, the Life of his Heart, the Staff of his Life, Philip. 3 9: His great design is, that Christ may be magnified in him, Philip. 1.20. His Heart once said, as they to the Spouse, What is thy Beloved more than another? Cant. 5.9. He found more sweetness in his merry Company, wicked Games, earthly Delights, than in Christ. He took Religion for a Fancy, and the Talk of great Enjoyments for an idle Dream. But now, to him to live is Christ. He sets light by all that he accounted precious, for the Excellency of the Knowledge of CHRIST, Phil. 3.8.
All of Christ is accepted by the Sincere Convert. He loves not only the wages but work of Christ, Rom. 7.12. not only the Benefits, but the burden of Christ: He is willing not only to tread out the Corn, but to draw under the Yoke: He takes up the Commands of Christ, yea, and Cross of Christ, Matth 11. Matth. 16.24.