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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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Couns. VII. Ever walk with your End in your Eye: It is true, according to the usual Similitude, The Traveller thinks not of his Journey's End in every Step, nor need he; yet there is no Traveller but thinks of it at his setting out: Brethren, there is nothing hinders, but that with Prayer and Watchfulness you might come to this, in every solemn Action to mind GOD as your End: Impose this upon yourselves as your daily Rule to walk by, never to lye down but with these Thoughts, [Well, I will make use of my Bed as an Ordinance of God for my natural Refreshment, that a Servant of his may he fitted for his Work.] Never to rise up but with these Thoughts. [I will set forth this Day in the Name of the Lord, and make it my Business this Day throughout to please him.] Never to set about our Callings, but in the Entrance to think thus, [I will set about my Employment in Obedience to God, because this is his Will, that I should walk with him in my Place and Station.] Never to sit down to your Tables but thinking, [I will now eat and drink not merely to feed my Flesh, but to cherish a Servant of Christ Jesus, that he might have Strength for his Service.] Charge this upon yourselves, and examine in the Evening, how you have minded it, and check yourselves wherein you come short. Once learn this, and you are come to something: And you shall have the undoubted Evidence of your Sincerity, and shall know the Inside of that blessed Mystery of walking with God.
Couns. VIII. Be and do more than ordinary in your Families and Closets, now in the Defects of the more public Ordinances.
Couns. VIII. Be and do more than ordinary in your Families and Closets, now in the Defects of the more publick Ordinances.
1. In your Closets see that your Consciences be able to bear you witness, that under GOD's extraordinary Providences, you do more than ever in Answer thereunto. It may be you prayed twice in the Day before; Why should you not at such a Time as this is, make one Visit more than ordinary to Heaven, daily to represent before God the Calamities of his Church. This be sure of, that somewhat more than heretofore must be done, else God must look upon himself as intolerably slighted, and upon his Church as most unnaturally neglected, if we do not now put to it. Be more than ever, in Self-Examination God doth look, that when he is trying of us, we should be much in the Trial of ourselves. And here let me put it to your Consciences, How are your Rules for daily Examination looked after? Do you try yourselves by them from Day to Day? Ah wretched Negligence! What have you given your Approbation, and passed your Promise, and yet even in such a Day as this, so much forget your Duty? God expects it of you, that now you see him angry, you should with more jealous Fear, and tender Circumspection, and holy Watchfulness and Self-denial, walk before him, else you will greatly incense his Indignation, when he shall see that you slight his Anger.