A50164:167
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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His Prayer.
O Lord our Good God; thou art a Merciful God, and a Gracious and Loving Father; Alas, that thou shouldest Nourish up Children that have […] against ⟨p. 83⟩Thee ! O Lord, I must confess, thou gavest me opportunity to read thy Written Word; Thou art also my Creator and Preserver; but, Lord, I have not done according to the Offers of thy Grace; thou hast not hid from me the opportunities of the Good Things and Liberties of thy House and Ordinances, but I have waxed wanton under the Enjoyment of them. I have given thee just cause to provoke thee to Anger, and thou hast left me to Shame, not only on my self but on my Relations. O Lord God I do confess that I have sinned against thee, and done all these Iniquities against thee, and before thine eyes. Lord, I have sinned especially against thee; pardon my Sins of Youth; Lord, pardon this bloody Sin I stand here Guilty of▪ O Lord, hide not thy face from me; I humbly beg it of thee: for there is no man […] Redeem his Brothers Soul, but only the Blood of Jesus Christ must do it. Let it be sufficient to satisfy for my poor Soul. I h••e not done any thing that thou shouldest be pleased to show me thy Love, or that I should have any thing from thee, but only Everlasting Misery. I am unworthy to come to thee; yet Lord, for thy Mercies S••e have pity on me. Now I am coming […] Judgment, Lord, let the Arms of thy ⟨p. 84⟩Mercy Receive my Soul, and let my sin• be Remitted; Good Lord, let not my sin• which Condemn me here in this world, rise up to Condemn me in the World to come though they have Condemned me in this world, show mercy, Lord, when I come be fore thy Judgment-Seat. If my Soul be not humbled, Lord, humble it; let my Petition be acceptable in Heaven thy Holy Mountain. I am unworthy to come into thy Presence, yet O let me come into thy Kingdom; and deliver my Soul from Blood Guiltiness, in the Blood of Jesus Christ O let my wounded Soul mourn for my sin that hath brought me here, Sin brings Ruin to the poor Soul; woe is unto me for mine Iniquity. If I had gone to Prayer in the morning when I committed this sin, Lord God, thou wouldest have kept back my hands from shedding innocent Blood: O Gracious God, Remember thou me in Mercy; let me be an Object of thy pity and not of thy wrath; the Lord hear me and pardon my Sins. Take care of my poor Children. I have scattered them like straggling sheep flying before the Wolf;