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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53975	God's call to unconverted sinners to turn to the Lord Plainly shewing every poore sinner the miserableness of his estate, and how great an enermy he is to himself; that though the Lord be daily calling him, to turn and live, and professeth he deights not in the death of a sinner; yet for all this he will go and die. Allso [sic] the happy condition of the people of God, in that they have such a Father that had rather see their conversion, then condemnation. And lastly, to the terror of wicked and ungodly men is set forth: that if they will not turn to God that they may live with him in Heaven, they shall dye, and b: [sic] tormented with the Devil and his angels in hell fire. By T.P.	T. P.	1662 (1662)	Wing P109B; ESTC R217460	9,539	26

ask me how shall we turn we have no power of our selves I will therefore give you a few helps by the way before I conclude A Poor sinfull soul that would be converted and turn to the Lord Consider the necessity and nature of conversion you must h●re consider 1. From what you must turn that is in a word from carnall self from the flesh that would be pleased before God from the World that is the enticing bait to alure your souls from the Divell the secret Angler for your soul● and from all wilfull sins and then you must turn to God the End and to Christ the way to the Father 2. Help is this Attend upon the word of God that is the ordinary meanes to turn souls to God be often in hearing Reading and Meditating upon the holy Scriptures 3. Be srequent in Prayer to God confesse and lament before God your former lives beséech God to pardon what is past and to give you his Spirit to lead you into his wayes and beg of him to be your guide and your kéeper to save you from all the subtile temptations of the Divell who watch th for your souls 4. Give up your self wholly to the Lord Iesus Christ the true Physitian of your souls John 13.6 For there is no other Name under Heaven by which you can be sayed 'T is he is the way the truth and the life there is no coming to the Father but by him 5. If you mean to turn to Christ do it believingly trust God with all you have entertain no low thoughts of God let this be upon you hearts continually That God is able to save to the uttermost all that come unto him by faith 6. And lastly Be sure to neglect no time but do it spéedily To day wh●le it is called to day hear the Lords voice and harden not your hearts If you be not willing to turn to day you will not be willing to turn to morrow call this to mind that as long as you neglect this work you are under the guilt of many thousand sins and under Gods wrath and you stand at the very brink of hell Vp then presently and fly as for your lives for you have staid too long already and wronged God too long For God sake therefore turn it not for his oh for your own precious soule sake resolve to turn and live stand not wavering any longer for it is not a matter of trifling but of Eternall moment for if you dye in your fine you dye eternally and then you are undone for ever Let me add one Vse more which shall be of Terror to affrighten those that are not resolved yet to turn Use You unconverted sinfull wretches that alwayes vex the Holy-Ghost as your Fathers did so do you Know assuredly that the righteous God will not be mocked For if you turn not you shall surely dye and be damned its as sure as if it were already done at the dreadfull day of the Lords appearing the Hills nor the Mourtains shall not hide you from the presence of the living God Are not you one that hath neglected the tender offers of the Gospell have not you turned your backs against God Is it not just then that God should turn his-back against you when you call and cry unto him have you not deserv'd this sentence to be pronounced against you Go ye cursed into everlasting burnings What shall I say to you Oh you carelesse unregarding soules that wilfully run into your own destruction what can you say when you appear before the great God can you lay the blame on him no you cannot he hath left you without excuse for he ●ath done his part as to our salvation if we dy● then it is because we will ●y● and will be damned Had you béen but willing to have béen saved you might have lain with Lazarus in Abrahams bosom but now you must to the grief of all your friends be tormented in hell with Dives and shall not have this request granted you To have one drop of water to cool your tongue Whereas you might have injoyed heaven and happiness after death if converted now you shall injoy nothing but hell and horror because you dye unconderted Therefore he perswaded all ye poor miserable souls that are as slaves of Satan be perswaded while you have a day of grace to turn and live and not to go on in sinne and dye Which shall be the daily prayers of your poor and unworthy Servant for the sake of Christ T. P. The end of all is Sinners turn Lest in hells flames thou ever burn FINIS Courteous Reader these Books following are sold by Charles Tyus at the three Bidles on London Bridge The wise Merchant or the Pearless pearl by T. Calvert Minister of Gods Word in the City of York The Christian Combat or his true spirituall warfare by C. Love L. M. of Gods Word in the City of London The book of Graces with Prayers for morning and Evening all but three pence price The Sinners Warning-piece or Heavens Messenger by Tho. Robins B. of D. Mans chief Guide to Salvation by T.R. B. of D. The Scholars Winter Garment or the the Garment of Righteousnesse by T. R. B. of D. A Wonder of Wonders or Gods people the worlds wonder by K. Hough Englands Golden Legacy or a brief description of the mercies of God bestowed upon England by L. P. Gods Message from Heaven to Sinners on Earth by T. P. B. of D. L. These five last are but pence a piece and very seasonable for these sinfull times in which we live