Conversion: the Danger of Delaying It. Tr., With Introd. Memoir, by J.S. Gibb

Conversion: The Danger Of Delaying It. Tr., With Introd. Memoir, By J.S. Gibb — Jacques Saurin. This English volume is a translation of Jacques Saurin’s French sermons on conversion, presented with an introductory memoir by John S. Gibb. It offers three discourses on the necessity of immediate turning to God, rebuilt into a continuous treatise that warns against delaying repentance. The author argues that true conversion requires two dispositions—enlightenment and sanctification—and that delay endangers both: the intellect grows dull with time, and the heart must be formed by repeated acts of virtue rather than a single moment of contrition. Drawing on Scripture, philosophy, and lived experience, the work insists that grace does not absolve effort, and that habits of vice deepen with neglect while habits of virtue demand persistent practice. The volume also contains a Preface explaining the translator’s aims and a Memoir of Rev. James Saurin, detailing his exile from France, ministerial labor in London and The Hague, and his prolific writings. Overall, the book urges readers to seek God promptly rather than postpone salvation.