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A call to the unconverted, to turn and live
A call to the unconverted, to turn and live; and accept of mercy, while mercy may be had; as they ever would find mercy, in the day of extremity from the living God. / By his unworthy servant, Richard Baxter.
Philadelphia: printed for Matthew Carey, 1795Philadelphia: printed for Mathew Carey, 1795
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First, You see it here in my text, and the following verses; and in the 18th of Ezek. as plain as can be spoken: and in 1 Cor. v. 17. xviii. 16. xx. 21. you have the very sum of our commission, "If any man be in Christ he is a new creature: old things are past away, behold all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation, to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself; not imputing their trespasses to them, and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation: Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as tho' God did beseech you by us, we pray you in Christ's stead be ye reconciled unto God; for he hath made him to be sin for us, who know no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." So Mark xvi. 15, 16. "Go ye into the world, and preach the gospel to every creature; he that believeth, (that is, with such a converting faith as is expressed) and is baptized shall be saved; and he that believeth not, shall be damned." And Luke xxiv. 3640. Thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance (which is conversion) and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations." And Acts v. 30, 31. "The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree, him hath God exalted with his right hand, to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins." And Acts xiii. 38, 39. "Be it known unto you, therefore men and brethren, That through this man is preached unto you ⟨p. 39⟩the forgiveness of sins; and by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses." And lest you think this offer is restrained to the Jews, see Gal. vi. 13. "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature." And Luke xiv. 17. "Come, for all things are now ready." And verse 22, 24.