A trumpet blown in Zion, or, An alarm in God's holy mountain containing an…A trumpet blown in Zion, or, An allarm in God's holy mountain containing an…

But she poor Woman lived not long after. 'Tis to be noted, that there was a strange blast upon his Estate, for tho' I understood by a Friend that was intimate with him, he was little before his fall worth near a thousand pounds, yet I can hear but of a little left to his Children, his Eldest Son being but in a low and mean Condition. I take not upon me to pass Judgment upon this miserable Man, not knowing how God might deal with him, whose Mercy is Infinite, for I do not believe Self-murder is an unpardonable sin; for if so, there is more Sins unto Death than one; certainly it is a Sin against the Father and the Son, and not against the Holy Ghost, and therefore may be forgiven unto ⟨p. 52⟩men, who may before their Life is quite gone have Repentance given to them. But I am of the Opinion, (with a worthy Minister that visited him) that if any Atheist in the World who had formerly known this man, and had conversed with him in his bitter Agonies, he would have seen sufficient Demonstrations to have convinced him that there is a dreadful God, or a Power besides and above Nature, who can touch, shake, and disorder, and turn into Confusion the strongest constitution of body, by ministering and fastening terrible things upon the Soul; and as he saith, let this Pillar of Salt tend to warn and season the People of this present and future Ages, of the danger of sinning against the light of their understanding. Moreover, it doth I am sure serve with a witness to prove, and fully to demonstrate the truth of that Proposition I am upon, viz. That God doth sometimes let out his Wrath on the Consciences of some men, for their horrid evil in this World, which seems intolerable and hard to be born or undergone by any Mortal. But,

But she poor Woman lived not long after. 'Tis to be noted, that there was a strange blast upon his Estate, for tho' I understood by a Friend that was intimate with him, he was little before his fall worth near a thousand pounds, yet I can hear but of a little left to his Chidren, his Eldest Son being but in a low and mean Condition. I take not upon me to pass Judgment upon this miserable Man, not knowing how God might deal with him, whose Mercy is Infinite, for I do not believe Self-murther is an unpardonable sin; for if so, there is more Sins unto Death than one; certainly it is a Sin against the Father and the Son, and not against the Holy Ghost, and therefore may be forgiven unto ⟨p. 52⟩