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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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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.
Many enlightened Sinners think by Reading and Praying, and forsaking some gross and foul Sins, to pacify God, and set all Right: Mistaken Souls, •t me undeceive you; you begin at the wrong End, your first and greatest Care must be to get your Hearts and Natures changed, and renewed by the Power of converting Grace; you labour in vain at the Streams, while the Fountain of Corruption in the Heart remains in its Strength: You must not think it is with you, as it is with a ruinous House, where the mending of here and there a little will make up all again; but the old Building must be quite taken down, and the Foundation Stone laid a-new in a sound Repentance from dead Works, and thorough Conversion unto God. Till this be done, you must know, that God hath no Pleasure in you, neither will accept an Offering at your Hand, Malachi 1.10. as he doth from those that are Friends.