Shepard - Houston-Packer Collection BV4914 .S5 1659

`:1-'1/417.7,11-7 The Sincere Convert. 1 89 f irlt, here then is an Life of encouragement.' Few are fa- 13'è notdifeouraged by the nameoffingulariity. ved,and What ?'-do' k n ou thi your felfwiferthen that w" y y difficulty. others ? and (hall none be faved but filch as are fo precife as 'Minifters prate ? Are you vfe . wifer then others,that you think none (hall go Of encou- toHcavenbut your felf?J tell you if youwould ragemenr. be faved, you muff be fingular men,norout of faCtior,butout of confcienre,Ats 24.16. Secondly , Here is matter of terrour to all thofe that be of opinion, that few (hall he Tit,z. 24. laved ; and therefore when they are convinced lire z. Of terrour of the danger of fin by the Word, they fly to this t be damned, it will be woe to many more ,betide me then ; as though molt (hould not be damned. Oh yes, the molt of them that live in the Church (hall perifh : and this m«de an Hermit which Theodoret menti ons, to live fifteen years in a Cell in a defolate wildernèfs, with nothing but bread and water, andyet doubted after all his forrow, whether' he (houldbc faved or no. Oh Gods wrath is heavy, which thou (halt one dry bear. Thirdly, this miniftreth Exhcrtation to all confident people, that think they beleeve and Vfe 3 fay, theydoubt not but tobe faved,,and hence Of Exhor do not much fear death. Oh i learn hence "`"t° to fufpec` and fear your eftates, and 'fear it fo dent p eo- much, that thou canft not be quiet until thou pre, haft got fome affurance thou (haltbe faved : When 'Christ told his Difciples 'that one of themmould betrayhim, tbey all Paid, A7iff'er, Is it I ? but if he had 'laid eleven of them fhould betray him, all except one, would they not

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