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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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Direct. XIII. Strike in with the Spirit, when he begins to work upon thy Heart. When he works Convictions, oh do not stifle them, but join in with him; and beg the Lord to carry on Convictions, to Conversion. Quench not the Spirit, do not outstrive him, do not resist him. Beware of putting out Convictions by evil Company or Worldly Business. When thou findest any Troubles for Sin, and Fears about thy eternal State, beg of God, that they may never leave thee, till they have wrought off thy Heart throughly from Sin, and wrought it over to Jesus Christ. Say to him, Strike home, Lord; leave not the Work in the Midst. If thou seest that I am not yet wounded enough, that I am not troubled enough, wound me yet deeper, Lord: Oh, go to the Bottom of my Corruption, let out the Life-Blood of my Sins. Thus yield up thy self to the Workings of the Spirit, and hoist thy Sails to his Gusts.
Direct XIV. Set upon the constant and diligent Use of serious and fervent Prayer. He that neglects Prayer, is a profane and unsanctified Sinner, Job 15.4. He that is not constant in Prayer, is but an Hypocrite, Job 27.10. (unless the Omission be contrary to his ordinary Course, under the Force of some instant Temptation.) This is one of the Things Conversion ⟨p. 129⟩appears in, that it sets Men on praying. Acts 9.11. Therefore set to this Duty; let never a Day pass over thee, wherein thou hast not, Morning and Evening, set apart some Time for set and solemn Prayer in secret. Call thy Family also together daily and duly, to worship God with thee. Woe be unto thee, if thine be found amongst the Families that call not on God's Name, Jer 10.25. But cold and lifeless Devotions will not reach half Way to Heaven; Be fervent and importunate; Importunity will carry it, but without Violence the Kingdom of Heaven will not be taken, Matth. 11.12