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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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Q. II How may we come in our Measure to be followers of Christ, in this, to do always those things that please God?
Answ. In order to this, there is something necessary, ⟨p. 26⟩with reference, 1. To our Persons. 2. To our Principles. 3. To our Practices. 1. With Reference to our Persons. And here it is necessary, 1. That there be an Alteration of our Natures by renewing Grace, for they that are in the Flesh cannot please God, Rom. 8.8.
These wild Vines must needs bring forth sower Grapes, Isa. 5.4. The Fruit that they bear (how specious and fair soever to the Eye) is evil Fruit, Matth. 7, 16. Where there is not a good Treasure of Grace in the Heart, a Man cannot in his Actions bring forth good things, Matth. 12.36.