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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 to Conversion.Whereunto are annexed divers Practical Cases of Conscience judicially resolved.By JOSEPH ALLEIN, late Minister of the Gospel at Taunton, in Somersetshire.PHILADELPHIA: Printed and sold by B. FRANKLIN, at the New Printing-Office, near the Market. M,DCC,XLI.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.

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VI. Directions for Conversion.

VII. Motions to Conversion.

Whereunto are annexed divers Practical Cases of Conscience judicially resolved.

By JOSEPH ALLEIN, late Minister of the Gospel at Taunton, in Somersetshire.

PHILADELPHIA: Printed and sold by B. FRANKLIN, at the New Printing-Office, near the Market. M,DCC,XLI.

Title page, as transcribed: 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 to Conversion. — Whereunto are annexed divers Practical Cases of Conscience judicially resolved. — By JOSEPH ALLEIN, late Minister of the Gospel at Taunton, in Somersetshire. — PHILADELPHIA: Printed and sold by B. FRANKLIN, at the New Printing-Office, near the Market. M,DCC,XLI.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 to Conversion. — Whereunto are annexed divers Practical Cases of Conscience judicially resolved. — By JOSEPH ALLEIN, late Minister of the Gospel at Taunton, in Somersetshire. — PHILADELPHIA: Printed and sold by B. FRANKLIN, at the New Printing-Office, near the Market. M,DCC,XLI.

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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.

Joseph Alleine 1634–1668

Philadelphia: printed by B. Franklin, 1741

xiv, 167, [1], 77, [1] p. ; 16 cm. (8vo) · 97k words · Evans 4663

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Joseph Alleine, An alarm to unconverted sinners. In a serious treatise: shewing I. What conversion is… (Philadelphia:, 1741). Evans-TCP N03796.

Contents 25

Title page4
DedicationTo all the Ignorant, Carnal, and Ungodly, who are Lovers of Pleasure more than God, and seek this World more than the Life Everlasting, and live after the Fl…pp. ii–xxi56
To the readerUnconverted READER.pp. xxi–xxiv13
An Earnest Invitation to SINNERS, to turn to GOD, in order to their…An Earnest Invitation to SINNERS, to turn to GOD, in order to their Eternal Salvation.pp. 1–167404
Chapter 1Showing the Negative, what Conversion is not, and correcting some Mistakes about it.Shewing the Negative, what Conversion is not, and correcting some Mistakes about it.pp. 5–1424
Chapter 2Showing positively what Conversion is.Shewing positively what Conversion is.pp. 15–4387
Chapter 3Of the Necessity of Conversion.pp. 43–6447
Chapter 4Showing the Marks of the Unconverted.Shewing the Marks of the Unconverted.pp. 64–7738
Chapter 5Showing the Miseries of the UnconvertedShewing the Miseries of the Unconvertedpp. 77–10149
Chapter 6Containing Directions for Conversion.pp. 102–13884
The AUTHOR's Advice.pp. 127–13216
A short Soliloquy for an Unregenerate Sinner.pp. 133–13813
Chapter 8Containing the Motives to Conversion.pp. 138–15228
ConclusionThe Conclusion of the Whole.pp. 153–16221
Mr. Allein's Counsel for Personal and Family Godliness.pp. 162–16715
DIVERS Practical Cases OF CONSCIENCE Satisfactorily Resolved.pp. 1–77190
Chapter 1The singular Duties of Christians.pp. 1–2554
1. Case of Conscience. On Matth. v. 47. What do you more than others?pp. 1–1330
A Necessary Case on 1 Thess 4.1.pp. 13–2523
Chapter 2A third Case of Conscience, grounded upon the Words of our SAVIOUR.pp. 25–5269
Chapter 3A Fourth Case of Conscience.pp. 52–5919
Awakening Questions propounded to the Unconverted; and Counsels to…Awakening Questions propounded to the Unconverted; and Counsels to the Converted.pp. 56–599
Counsels and Cordials for the Converted. The Counsels are these.pp. 59–6616
The Cordials follow, which are Sacramental-Cordials.pp. 66–7725
Reading Mr. JOSEPH ALLEIN his Book, Entitled An Alarm to the Unconv…Reading Mr. JOSEPH ALLEIN his Book, Intitled An Alarm to the Unconv…Reading Mr. JOSEPH ALLEIN his Book, Entitled An Alarm to the Unconverted.Reading Mr. JOSEPH ALLEIN his Book, Intitled An Alarm to the Unconverted.3

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Title as printed: 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.
Author: Joseph Alleine 1634–1668
Place: Philadelphia
Printer: B. Franklin
Year: 1741
Imprint: Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by B. Franklin, at the new printing-office, near the market., M,DCC,XLI. [1741]
Size: xiv, 167, [1], 77, [1] p. ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Words: 97,067
Catalogue: Evans 4663
Text: Evans-TCP N03796
Notes: Caption title: An earnest invitation to sinners, to turn to God, in order to their eternal salvation.
Preface signed: Richard Baxter.
Signatures: A-Q^8 R^8(-R8).
Errors in paging: p. xviii and p. 65, 2nd count, misnumbered xxiv, 51.
"Reading Mr. Joseph Alleine his book, entitled, Alarm to the unconverted."--p. [78] at end, in verse."Reading Mr. Joseph Alleine his book, intitled, Alarm to the unconverted."--p. [78] at end, in verse.

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