A Call to the Uncoverted

[Scott]

Has anyone read Baxter's A Call to the Unconverted?

I am curious about how readable and understandable it is for the average Walmart shopper who is an unbeliever. Is it understandable by the guy who does not read 17th century English, is not familiar with Christianity, etc.? I think this version is modern English, but not sure how good the updating is.

 

[polemic_turtle]

*bump*

I'm also interested in how well Baxter fits into the general Puritan theological landscape in his treatment of Eze 33:11( which I understand to be the text from which the whole book stems ). I know our well-favoured webmaster whom I hold in respect believes that the "Greenham, Gill, Toplady, Pink & Co." interpretation is "responsible", but is that a generally felt consensus around Reformed circles? Is this considered the "lower" view of the text? I know that Beeke, for example, preached a sermon entitled "Reasons for not dying spiritually" which resonated with and surprised me for some reason. Do you recommend this book, in whatever edition?

 

[glowvue]

John Blanchard, the English evangelist and author of the popular tract called "Ultimate Questions", wrote a modern work based on Baxter's "Call to the Unconverted". Blanchard's work is called "Invitation to Live". Link:

http://www.evangelicalpress.org/books/Invitation_to_Live.htm