A50164:104
Speedy repentance urged a sermon preached at Boston, December 29, 1689
Speedy repentance urged a sermon preached at Boston, December 29, 1689 : in the hearing and at the request of one Hugh Stone, [a mis]erable man [under a just sen]tense of [death] for a [tragical and] hor[rible murder : together with some account concerning the character, carriage, and execution of that unhappy malefactor : to which are added certain memorable providences relating to some other murders, & some great instances of repentance which have been seen amongst us / by Cotton Mather.]Speedy repentance urged a sermon preached at Boston, December 29, 1689 : in the hearing and at the request of one Hugh Stone, [a mis]erable man [under a just sen]tence of [death] for a [tragical and] hor[rible murder : together with some account concerning the character, carriage, and execution of that unhappy malefactor : to which are added certain memorable providences relating to some other murders, & some great instances of repentance which have been seen amonst us / by Cotton Mather.]
Boston: printed by Samuel Green, 1690
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I may tell you Thirdly, That your TIME is very short. You may not Entertain the least Thought of having your Life now prolonged in the world; the very World, will be defiled if you continue in it. Were there a City of Refuge among us, which you were fled into, yet we ought to fetch you thence, and see you made a Sacrifice. The Great God has Required this concerning you; Let him hasten to the Pit, Let no man stay him; and you must before this Day S•'nnight be gone, thither, Whence you cannot Return. As it was said unto a better man than you, Set thy House in order, for thou shalt Die and not Live. Thus, I would say to you, that cannot possibly set your Desolate House in order any more, Set thy Soul in order, for thou shalt Die before this Week expire, Undone man, where shalt thou be ⟨p. 62⟩within a few Hours? Tho' this Day Sennight, you should Roar, Lord, Lord, One Sabbath more! or, Lord, Lord, One Sermon more, and one Season more! it will be in vain for ever and ever.
I may tell you Thirdly, That your TIME is very short. You may not Entertain the least Thought of having your Life now prolonged in the world; the very World, will be defiled if you continue in it. Were there a City of Refuge among us, which you were fled into, yet we ought to fetch you thence, and see you made a Sacrifice. The Great God has Required this co•cerning you; Let him hasten to the Pit, Let no man stay him; and you must before this Day S•'nnight be gone, thither, Whence you cannot Return. As it was said unto a better man than you, Set thy House in order, for thou shalt Dy and not Live. Thus, I would say to you, that cannot possibly set your Desolate House in order any more, Set thy Soul in order, for thou shalt Dy before this Week expire, Undone man, where shalt thou be ⟨p. 62⟩within a few Hours? Tho' this Day Se'nnight, you should Roar, Lord, Lord, One Sabbath more! or, Lord, Lord, One Sermon more, and one Season more! it will be in vain for ever and ever.