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A Treatise Concerning Conversion

Published: 1719
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A treatise concerning conversion: shewing the nature of saving conversion to God, and the way wherein it is wrought; together with an exhortation to labour after it. : To which is added, a lecture-sermon had at Boston, July 2. 1719. Wherein the way to know sincerity and hypocrisy is cleared up. / By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton.

Boston Printed by J.F. [i.e., James Franklin] for D. Henchman, and sold at his shop over against the brick meeting house. 1719.

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Chapter 1CHAP. I. Saving Converſion is wrought at once.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. That Grace given in Saving Converſion differs in Kind from all that went before.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Habitual and Actual Converſion are wrought together.
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Believing in Chriſt is the firſt Act of Converſion.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. This Act of Faith doth include all other Graces.

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Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Men are capable to receive Light from the Spirit of God, before they have an habitual Change in…
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. The firſt thing that this Light diſcovers is the Gloriouſneſs of God.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. The Soul being convinced of the Gloriouſneſs of God, ſees Encouragement to accept of Chriſt.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. No man is able to give a full Account of all that he ſaw when this light did firſt ſhine into his…
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. This Spiritual Light doth diſcover thoſe things that Men were convinced of before under the Work…
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. The way conſidered, wherein God by this ſpiritual Light doth convert Men, or make them holy.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. There is a great difference between Converting Light, and common Illumination.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. Converſion may be known.
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. The Grace given in Converſion is imperfect.
ApplicationUSE.
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DoctrineDOCTRINE. Men may know their Hypocriſy only by their Courſe of life; but their Sincerity only by particular…
Proposition 1PROP. I. Hypocriſy is to be known only by their Courſe of life. … only by their walk.
Proposition 2PROP. II. Sincerity is known by particular acts of Grace.
ErrataTheſe ERRATA, which a little hurt th… Senſe, the Reader is deſired to co… rect; and to overlook the leſſer…

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Author: Solomon Stoddard (1643–1729)
Imprint: Boston Printed by J.F. [i.e., James Franklin] for D. Henchman, and sold at his shop over against the brick meeting house. 1719.
Extent: [2], 115, [5], 118-142, [2] p. ; 15 cm. (12mo)
Language: English
Catalogue: Evans 2072 · Evans 2073
Source: TCP N01749
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

A Treatise Concerning Conversion

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