A50164:162
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.
On the other side, If God now find your Soul, under the power of Inclinations to Love Him, Fear Him, Serve Him; and to esteem the Lord Jesus above a thousand Worlds; you shall then be Confirmed in the perfection of such a Temper, and of all the Joy, that must Accompany it. Which of these is the Condition that I now leave you in.
On the other side, If God now find your Soul, under the power of Inclinations to Love Him, Fear Him, Serve Him; and to esteem the Lord Jesus above a thousand Worlds; you shall then be Confirmed in the perfection of such a Temper, and of all the Ioy, that must Accompany it. Which of these is the Condition that I now leave you in.
H. S. Sir, I hope the latter of them.
Min. The Good God make it so; and grant that I may find you at the Right hand of the Lord Jesus, in the Day of his Appearing. May this Ladder ⟨p. 80⟩prove as a Jacobs Ladder for you, and may you find the Angels of the Lord Jesus ready here to convey your departing Soul into the Presence of the Lord.
Min. The Good God make it so; and grant that I may find you at the Right hand of the Lord Jesus, in the Day of his Appearing. May this Ladder ⟨p. 80⟩prove as a Iacobs Ladder for you, and may you find the Angels of the Lord Jesus ready here to convey your departing Soul into the Presence of the Lord.