CALL ΤΟ THE UNCONVERTED, TO TURN AND LIVE, AND ACCEPT MERCY, WHILE MERCY MAY BE FROM THE LIVING GOD. 140 BY THE LATE REV. AND PIOUS RICHARD BAXTER, TO WHICH IS ADDED, A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR. BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY T. BEDLINGTON. T. G. Bangs, Printer. The GREAT Success which attended the CALL when first published, and a short Account of the Author. IT may -be proper to prefix an account of this book, given by Mr. Baxter himself, which was found in his study after his death, in his own words. "I published a short treatise on conversion, entitled, A Call to the Unconverted. The occasion of this was my converse with Bishop Usher, while I was at London, who approving my method and directions for peace of Con science, was importunate with me to write directions suited to the various states of Christians, and also against particular sins: I reverenced the man, but disregarded these persuasions, supposing I could do nothing but what is done better already: But when he was dead, his words went deeper to my mind, and I purposed to obey his counsel; yet so as that to the first sort of men (the ungodly) I thought vehement persuasions meeter than directions only and so for such I published this little book, which GOD hath blessed with unexpected success, beyond all the rest that I have written, except The Saints' |