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The Great Concern

Published: 1674
Length: 48,351 words
Reading: ~3 hours
Divisions: 16

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The great concern, or, A serious warning to a timely and thorough preparation for death with helps and directions in order thereunto / by Edward Pearse.

London Printed for J. Robinson, and B. Aylmer 1674.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Front matter
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To the reader
To the reader
Publishers advertisementThe Author hath two other Treatiſes, viz.
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Chapter 1CHAP. 1. Which contains an Introduction, and an Explication of the Words of the Text, with the General…
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Wherein is ſhewen the exceeding great weight of dying Work, and extream difficulty of a dying…
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Which ſhews the Glory, Sweetneſs, and Bleſſedneſs of the attainment of having all things ſet…

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Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Which ſhews the ſtate of men and women under death, as a further evidence of our aſſertion.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Wherein ſinners are convinced of their ſin and folly in their neglect of this concern, with ſix…
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Being a Call to all, Good and Bad, Saints and Sinners, to addreſs themſelves to the great work of…
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Wherein are propounded ſeveral general directions, in order to a through preparation of Soul for…
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Wherein more particular helps, and directions are laid down, in order to the ſetting of things…
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. A further Direction, in order to a compleat Preparation for Death, to preſs after the nobleſt…
Chapter 10CHAP. X. Wherein further Directions are laid down in order to the ſetting of things right, and making all…
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Being a Conſolatory Concluſion of the whole Diſcourſe, containing Encouragements againſt the ſear…

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