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A26682 An alarme to unconverted sinners, in a serious treatise ... whereunto are annexed Divers practical cases of conscience judiciously resolved / by Joseph Alleine, late preacher of the Gospel at Taunton in Somerset-shire. Alleine, Joseph, 1634-1668. 1672 (1672) Wing A961; ESTC R8216 136,383 262

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it_o not_o yea_o they_o may_v be_v confident_a they_o be_v rich_a and_o increase_v in_o grace_n rev._n 3._o 17._o there_o be_v a_o generation_n that_o be_v pure_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o wash_v from_o their_o filthiness_n prov._n 30._o 12._o who_o better_o persuade_v of_o his_o case_n than_o paul_n while_o yet_o he_o remain_v unconvert_v rom._n 7._o 9_o so_o that_o they_o be_v miserable_o deceive_v that_o take_v a_o strong_a confidence_n for_o a_o sufficient_a evidence_n they_o that_o have_v no_o better_a proof_n than_o bare_o a_o strong_a persuasion_n that_o they_o be_v convert_v be_v certain_o as_o yet_o stranger_n to_o conversion_n but_o to_o come_v more_o close_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o adherent_n of_o antichrist_n so_o here_o some_o of_o the_o unconvert_v carry_v their_o mark_n in_o their_o forehead_n more_o open_o and_o some_o in_o their_o hand_n more_o covert_o the_o apostle_n reckon_v up_o some_o upon_o who_o he_o write_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n as_o in_o these_o dreadful_a catalogue_n which_o i_o beseech_v you_o to_o attend_v with_o all_o diligence_n eph._n 5._o 5_o 6._o for_o this_o you_o know_v that_o no_o whoremonger_n nor_o unclean_a person_n nor_o covetous_a man_n who_o be_v a_o idolater_n have_v any_o inheritance_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o god_n ●et_o no_o m●n_z deceive_v you_o with_o vain_a word_n for_o because_o of_o these_o thing_n come_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o disobedince_n rev._n 21._o 8._o but_o the_o fearful_a and_o unbelieving_a and_o the_o abominable_a and_o murderer_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o idolater_n and_o all_o liar_n shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n
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thy_o door_n he_o woo_v thou_o to_o accept_v of_o he_o and_o life_n with_o he_o prov._n 1._o 20._o rev._n 3._o 20._o if_o thou_o die_v it_o be_v because_o thou_o will_v not_o come_v to_o he_o for_o life_n john_n 5._o 40._o now_o accept_v of_o a_o offer_a christ_n and_o thou_o be_v make_v for_o ever_o now_o give_v up_o thy_o consent_n to_o he_o and_o the_o match_n be_v make_v all_o the_o world_n can_v hinder_v it_o do_v not_o stand_v off_o because_o of_o thy_o unworthiness_n man_n i_o tell_v thou_o nothing_o in_o all_o the_o world_n can_v undo_v thou_o
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as_o it_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o he_o mat._n 10._o 37._o luke_n 14._o 26_o 27_o 28_o etc._n etc._n in_o a_o word_n thou_o must_v give_v he_o thyself_o and_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v without_o reservation_n or_o else_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d have_v no_o part_n in_o he_o dir._n ix_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o rule_n of_o thy_o word_n thought_n and_o action_n psal._n 119._o 30._o this_o be_v the_o true_a convert_v choice_n but_o here_o remember_v these_o three_o rule_n 1._o thou_o must_v choose_v they_o all_o there_o be_v no_o come_n to_o heaven_n by_o a_o partial_a obedience_n read_v psal._n 119._o 6_o 128_o 160._o ezek._n 18._o 21._o none_o may_v think_v it_o enough_o to_o take_v up_o with_o the_o cheap_a and_o easy_a part_n of_o religion_n and_o let_v alone_o the_o duty_n that_o be_v costly_a and_o self-denying_a and_o grate_v upon_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o flesh_n you_o must_v take_v all_o or_o none_o a_o sincere_a convert_n though_o he_o make_v 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