Joseph Alleine: Convert

Joseph Alleine was Pastor, author. Explore interesting quotes on convert.

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“Converting grace puts God on the throne, and the world at His footstool; Christ in the heart, and the world under Hisfeet.”

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 283.

“In every sound convert the judgment is brought to approve of the laws and ways of Christ, and subscribe to them as most righteous and reasonable; the desire of the heart is to know the whole mind of Christ; the free and resolved choice of the heart is determined for the ways of Christ, before all the pleasures of sin, and prosperities of the world; it is the daily care of his life to walk with God.”

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 163.

“The sound convert takes a whole Christ, and takes Him for all intents and purposes, without exceptions, without limitations, without reserves. He is willing to have Christ, upon His own terms, upon any terms. He is willing to bear the dominion of Christ as well as have deliverance by Christ. He saith with Paul, "Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?"”

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 436.

“…with the true convert, holiness is woven into all his powers, principles, and practice.”

Source: An Alarm to the Unconverted aka A Sure Guide to Heaven (first published 1671), P. 30.

“The unsound convert takes Christ by halves. He is all for the salvation of Christ, but is not for sanctification. He is for the privileges, but does not appropriate the person of Christ.”

Source: An Alarm to the Unconverted aka A Sure Guide to Heaven (first published 1671), P. 45.